Pleuropulmonary tularemia: successful treatment with erythromycin.
A 64-year-old man had community-acquired pneumonia that was retrospectively diagnosed as pleuropulmonary tularemia. He was successfully treated with erythromycin. We review the case and briefly discuss the literature on this point.
Harrell
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Department of Emergency Medicine, John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Little Rock, AR.
Simmons
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011001:Pleuropneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D014406:Tularemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004917:Erythromycin