Association of intravenous erythromycin and potentially fatal ventricular tachycardia with Q-T prolongation (torsades de pointes)

BMJ. 1990 May 26;300(6736):1375-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.300.6736.1375.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Electrocardiography
  • Erythromycin / administration & dosage
  • Erythromycin / adverse effects
  • Erythromycin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Female
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Middle Aged
  • Tachycardia / chemically induced*

Substances

  • erythromycin lactobionate
  • Erythromycin