Amiodarone-induced skin damage: clinical observation

Nowadays one of the most often used antiarrhytmic drugs is amiodarone. Amiodarone is the most effective drug for sinoatrial rate preservation at fibrillation of auricles, the only agent with the proved ability to reduce mortality in patients with cardial pathology and ventricular arrhythmias. On the other hand, amiodarone is the "reserve" drug due to its side effects. In this observation the patient was on amiodarone in the course of 5 years due to paroxysms of auricles fibrillation. After 4 years of drug therapy grayish-blue local areas appeared on open body parts (i. e. face, hands). After drug with drawal the intensity of skin staining decreased. In this clinical case skin hyperpigmentation was amiodarone side effect and did not require any special treatment.