title: [Tenosynovitis caused by ciprofloxacin. Clinical case].
abstract: We report a 67 years old diabetic female that received ciprofloxacin for an acute pyelonephritis. Twelve days after starting this treatment, a hand and forearm tenosynovitis appeared, that subsided after the discontinuation of ciprofloxacin. Literature review disclosed other reports of tenosynovitis associated with the use of this antimicrobial.
authors.affiliation: Sección Reumatología, Facultad de Medicina (Campus Oriente), Universidad de Chile, Hospital del Salvador, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lara
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wainstein
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guzmán
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D002939:Ciprofloxacin
vernacular_title: Tenosinovitis por ciprofloxacino. Caso clinico.