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Seven Achilles tendinitis including 3 complicated by rupture during fluoroquinolone therapy
P Ribard1, F Audisio, M F Kahn
1Department of Rheumatology, Medical School Xavier-Bichat, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France.
The Journal of Rheumatology
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
We describe 7 Achilles tendinitis occurring during fluoroquinolone treatment. Antibiotic agents used were pefloxacin and ofloxacin. In 3 cases the course was complicated by rupture of the tendon, one of which is histologically documented. The toxic effects of quinolones on tendon is discussed.