Fluoroquinolone-induced Achilles tendinitis
| Autor: | Carmen T K Ho, P K Tam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Achilles tendinitis Achilles Tendon Diagnosis Differential Anti-Infective Agents medicine Humans Adverse effect Respiratory Tract Infections Achilles tendon business.industry Orthopaedic referral General Medicine Tendon rupture Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Ciprofloxacin medicine.anatomical_structure Tendinopathy Female business medicine.drug Fluoroquinolones |
| Zdroj: | Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi. 20(6) |
| ISSN: | 1024-2708 |
| Popis: | We report a case of Achilles tendinitis after intake of ciprofloxacin for treatment of respiratory tract infection. Fluoroquinolone-induced tendinopathy is an uncommon but increasingly recognised adverse effect of this antibiotic class. Most of the cases occur in the Achilles tendon and may lead to tendon rupture. Possible predisposing risk factors include use of steroid, patients with renal impairment or renal transplant, old age, and being an athlete. The drug should be stopped once this condition is suspected. Symptomatic treatment should be given and orthopaedic referral is desirable if tendon rupture occurs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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