Adult respiratory distress syndrome secondary to tularemia pneumonia.
Three patients with tularemia pneumonia developed adult respiratory distress syndrome and required positive end-expiratory pressure for adequate oxygenation. Rapid improvement was noted following appropriate antibiotic therapy, and mechanical ventilation was successfully discontinued after six to eight days.
D000328:Adult; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014406:Tularemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D004917:Erythromycin; D013307:Streptomycin