title: Clarithromycin-Induced Long QT Syndrome: A Case Report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, 45010 Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mecnun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.forename: Munevver
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yıldırımer
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozen
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanrıverdi
authors.forename: Senol
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coskun