| Literature DB >> 22846132 |
Walter de Araujo Eyer-Silva1, Henrique de Barros Pinto Netto, Jorge Francisco da Cunha Pinto, Fernando Raphael de Almeida Ferry, Rogério Neves-Motta.
Abstract
Fluoroquinolone (FQ)-associated tendinopathy and myopathy are uncommon but well recognized complications of the use of this class of antibacterial agents. The case of a 63-year-old previously asymptomatic female patient who developed severe left shoulder tendinopathy after surreptitiously doubling the prescribed dose of levofloxacin for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia is reported here. Surgical stabilization with suture anchors and subacromial decompression were needed.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 22846132 DOI： 10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Braz J Infect Dis ISSN： 1413-8670 Impact factor: 1.949