Accidental veterinary antibiotic injection into a farm worker.
A 29-year-old white male farm worker accidentally injected tilmicosin, a bovine antibiotic, into his finger. He developed temporary pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and neuromuscular symptomatology and a more persistent subjective asthenia.
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Department of Family Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA.
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000139:chemically induced; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001259:Ataxia / Q000139:chemically induced; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007271:Injections, Intradermal; D018942:Macrolides; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000139:chemically induced; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000139:chemically induced; D015645:Tylosin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018942:Macrolides; C052319:tilmicosin; D015645:Tylosin