Clarithromycin-Induced Long QT Syndrome: A Case Report
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...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e43f2222711a412f910dbd790b13ed6a2025-08-20T03:26:25ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/634652634652Clarithromycin-Induced Long QT Syndrome: A Case ReportMecnun Cetin0Munevver Yıldırımer1Serkan Özen2Sema Tanrıverdi3Senol Coskun4Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, 45010 Manisa, TurkeyDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, 45010 Manisa, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatrics, Ağrı State Hospital, 04000 Ağrı, TurkeyDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, 45010 Manisa, TurkeyDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, 45010 Manisa, TurkeyLong 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/634652 |
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| title | Clarithromycin-Induced Long QT Syndrome: A Case Report |
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| title_short | Clarithromycin-Induced Long QT Syndrome: A Case Report |
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