Tendinitis: the Achilles heel of quinolones!
We present a case series of two patients who presented to the emergency department with spontaneous bilateral Achilles tendon rupture associated with the use of ciprofloxacin. Tendinitis and tendon rupture are now well recognised but rare complications of treatment with quinolone antimicrobials. The emergency department is an important setting for both surveillance and detection of adverse events associated with drug treatment.
Shortt
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P
Craigavon Area Hospital, Portadown, Co Armagh, Northern, Ireland, UK. petershortt475@hotmail.com
Wilson
R
R
Erskine
I
I
D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000293:injuries; D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000139:chemically induced; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin