Drug-induced interstitial lung lesions

Keywords: drug-induced interstitial lung lesions; amiodarone lung; ACE inhibitors; diagnostic errors

Abstract

Drug-induced interstitial lung lesions (DIILL) are one of the most common forms of drug pneumopathy. DIILL account is about 3% in the structure of the entire interstitial lung pathology. Drugs induce various types of lesions of the lung parenchyma, often combining several histopathological patterns. Diagnostics of DIILL deals with many problems, since there are no specific clinical, morphological changes and specific markers. The diagnosis depends on the chronological dependence between taking the drug and the development of symptoms, and is confirmed by an improvement in the general condition of the patients after discontinuation of treatment. The aim of the work was to study the effect of various drugs on the development of DIILL, clinical diagnostic criteria, characteristic CT (computed tomography) and X-ray features, as well as the prognosis of the future course of the disease. We observed 12 patients with DIILL, which were divided into 2 groups: 1st group consisted of 4 patients with amiodarone lung, 2nd group of 8 patients, in which CT of the chest organs revealed an interstitial lesion of the lung tissue in the form of “frosted glass”. This gave us a reason to diagnose DIILL in patients who had CT scan in connection with suspected bronchocarcinoma in 3 patients, prolonged pneumonia in 3 patients and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 3 patients with fever. All patients took antibiotics of different groups a long time, ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers. The diagnosis of DIILL was made on the basis of the anamnesis of the patients, the CT data, as well as the positive dynamics of the general condition of the patients after the cancellation of the above medication. Diagnostic difficulties are often caused by late clinical and radiological manifestations or the lack of improvement after stopping the potentially “guilty” drug. However, timely diagnosis of DIILL is extremely important, since in many cases, the cancellation of the medication contributes to the resolution of the pathological process.

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Author Biographies

O. Bilchenko, Kharkiv National Medical University

Nauky Avenue, 4, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61022, vbilchenko38@gmail.com

K. Krasovska, Kharkiv National Medical University

Nauky Avenue, 4, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61022, ekrasovskaya8@gmail.com

O. Veremeenko, Kharkiv National Medical University

Nauky Avenue, 4, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61022, oksveremeenko@gmail.com

T. Khimich, Kharkiv National Medical University

Nauky Avenue, 4, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 61022, tatkhimich1666@gmail.com

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Published
2019-02-22
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Bilchenko, O., Krasovska, K., Veremeenko, O., & Khimich, T. (2019). Drug-induced interstitial lung lesions. The Journal of V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University. Series «Biology», 31(31), 121-129. https://doi.org/10.26565/2075-5457-2018-31-12
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PHYSIOLOGY OF HUMAN AND ANIMALS