title: [Ciprofloxacin-associated bilateral acute achilles tendinitis].
abstract: Bilateral achilles tendinitis developed in a 40-year-old man following treatment with Ciprofloxacin, 500 mg twice a day, for prostatis. The signs of tendinitis resolved 6 weeks after cessation of the drug. In recent years very few cases of this rare complication have been reported. In some cases it results in a torn achilles tendon. If diagnosed early, complete recovery usually follows about 6 weeks after cessation of the drug.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Orthopedics, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mirovsky
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pollack
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arlazoroff
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Halperin
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon; D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin