Clarithromycin-induced long QT syndrome: A case report

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2012

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Hindawi Limited

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Long QT syndrome develops for a number of reasons. The number of non-antiarrhythmic drugs reported to induce QT interval prolongation with or without torsade de pointes continues to increase. Clarithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic being increasingly used for the treatment of atypical pneumonia. In this paper, we describe a patient who developed long QT prolongation syndrome after receiving clarithromycin for the treatment of atypical pneumonia. © Copyright 2012 Mecnun Cetin et al.

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clarithromycin , article , case report , child , drug withdrawal , heart murmur , human , long QT syndrome , male , preschool child , priority journal , QT interval , QT prolongation , syncope , torsade des pointes , virus pneumonia

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http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/17741

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