title: [Tendinopathy and fluoroquinolones].
abstract: Tendinopathies, essentially involving the Achilles tendon, which tendon rupture, can be secondary to treatment with fluoroquinolones, and facilitated by corticosteroid therapy, renal failure and sport. Fluoroquinolone treatment must therefore be prescribed cautiously and patients must be advised to stop treatment at the slightest warning signs of tendinitis.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie et Chirurgie de la Transplantation, Hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Lyon.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castagnola
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suhler
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000187:drug effects*; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones
vernacular_title: Tendinopathies et fluoroquinolones.