Blue Woman Syndrome and Thyrotoxicosis in a Patient on Amiodarone
  • Radovan Hojs
  • Tadej Pedreski
    Department of Nephrology, 4th Department of Dialysis, Clinic for Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
  • Nejc Piko
    Department of Nephrology, 4th Department of Dialysis, Clinic for Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
  • Matevž Privšek
    Centre for Emergency Medicine, University Medical Centre Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
  • Tadej Zorman
    Centre for Emergency Medicine, University Medical Centre Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
  • Sebastjan Bevc
    Department of Nephrology, 4th Department of Dialysis, Clinic for Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

Keywords

Amiodarone, adverse drug reaction, hyperthyroidism, atrial fibrillation, skin pigmentation

Abstract

Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic drug, in use from the 1960s, which acts on potassium transport in myocytes, causing a lengthening of the action potential and refractory period. Even though it is broadly prescribed, its use is limited by a relatively high occurrence of adverse reactions such as lung, thyroid or hepatic disease, skin changes and so on. The authors report a case of a female patient who was admitted due to chest pain. Due to the bluish skin pigmentation, other causes of amiodarone toxicity were investigated, and hyperthyroidism was detected. After amiodarone discontinuation and specific therapy, thyroid function returned to normal.

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    Published: 2020-03-03
    Issue: 2020: Vol 7 No 4 (view)

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    Hojs R, Pedreski T, Piko N, Privšek M, Zorman T, Bevc S. Blue Woman Syndrome and Thyrotoxicosis in a Patient on Amiodarone. EJCRIM 2020;7 doi:10.12890/2020_001526.

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