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Achilles tendinopathy after treatment with fluoroquinolone
1Department of Radiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales 2065, Australia. cyu@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Australasian Radiology
|September 22, 2005
Abstract:
Fluoroquinolone antibiotic therapy is a recognized but poorly understood cause for Achilles tendinopathy. We report here a patient who developed bilateral partial Achilles tendon tears as a result of fluoroquinolone therapy. Ultrasound and MRI were both useful in identifying and distinguishing between Achilles tendinosis and tendon rupture. The current published literature on this problem was also reviewed.
