Irreversible ototoxic effect of erythromycin.
Between 30 and 40 cases of reversible ototoxic side effects of erythromycin therapy have been reported previously but to our knowledge none with irreversible adverse reactions. A case of persistent tinnitus after intravenous erythromycin therapy is reported in the following.
Levin
G
G
Behrenth
E
E
D004917:Erythromycin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000139:chemically induced*
D004917:Erythromycin