A case of destructive polyarthropathy in a 17-year-old youth following pefloxacin treatment.
Joint and muscle pain have been reported with quinolones; however, arthropathies induced by quinolones do not result in erosive changes in humans, although such changes have occurred in animal studies. We report an unusual case of destructive polyarthropathy in a 17-year-old boy after treatment with pefloxacin 800 mg/day for 3 months. Pefloxacin may have accentuated the cartilage damage in this case, even if an underlying joint disease could not be excluded.
Chevalier
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Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil, France.
Albengres
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Voisin
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Tillement
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JP
Larget-Piet
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B
D000293:Adolescent; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D015366:Pefloxacin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011859:Radiography
D015366:Pefloxacin