Related Experiment Videos
Rupture of multiple tendons after levofloxacin therapy
Denis Braun1, Nadine Petitpain, Françoise Cosserat
1Pneumology Department, Maillot Hospital, 54150 Briey, France.
Joint Bone Spine
|December 14, 2004
Abstract:
An 80-year-old man treated by levofloxacin developed multiple tendon ruptures. His symptoms resolved over 9 months after levofloxacin discontinuation. Nasal corticosteroid therapy, aging and chronic respiratory insufficiency were probably predisposing factors in this patient.