Literature DB >> 15589446

Rupture of multiple tendons after levofloxacin therapy.

Denis Braun1, Nadine Petitpain, Françoise Cosserat, Damien Loeuille, Suleiman Bitar, Pierre Gillet, Philippe Trechot.   

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.

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Year:  2004        PMID: 15589446     DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2003.10.016

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Joint Bone Spine        ISSN: 1297-319X            Impact factor:   4.929


  5 in total

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Authors:  Saeed Ganjizadeh-Zavareh; Mohit Sodhi; Tori Spangehl; Bruce Carleton; Mahyar Etminan
Journal:  Br J Clin Pharmacol       Date:  2018-10-14       Impact factor: 4.335

2.  Fluoroquinolone-induced serious, persistent, multisymptom adverse effects.

Authors:  Beatrice Alexandra Golomb; Hayley Jean Koslik; Alan J Redd
Journal:  BMJ Case Rep       Date:  2015-10-05

Review 3.  Tendon Injury and Fluoroquinolone Use: A Systematic Review.

Authors:  Anne L Stephenson; Wei Wu; Daniel Cortes; Paula A Rochon
Journal:  Drug Saf       Date:  2013-09       Impact factor: 5.606

4.  Triceps Ruptures After Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics: A Report of 2 Cases.

Authors:  Theodore B Shybut; Ernest R Puckett
Journal:  Sports Health       Date:  2017-06-13       Impact factor: 3.843

5.  Atraumatic bilateral rupture of the peroneus brevis tendon in recreational sport: A case report.

Authors:  Patric Scheidegger; Lukas Weisskopf; Anja Hirschmüller
Journal:  SAGE Open Med Case Rep       Date:  2017-12-11
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