RESUMEN
The frequency of which has occurred of pulmonary toxicity related to the amiodarone is variable between 1, 4 and 20% of the cases
Observation: We report the case of a 74 year old patient who has been put under amiodarone for 3 months. The patient has presented a cough and a dyspnea of effort for one month. The thoracic radiography and TDM showed an interstitial attack associated alveolar hearths. After stop of the amiodarone, the patient is put under prednisolone during 10 days. The evolution was good
Discussion: The amiodarone is responsible for various tables of pulmonary toxicity: an interstitial pneumopathy, a pneumonia with eosinophilic, an organized pneumonia, . The positive diagnosis is based on a whole of clinical, radiological and biological criteria
Conclusion: The medicamentous knowledge of pneumopathy in general and especially to the amiodarone is important because it enables us to evoke this diagnosis and to stop the suspected drug