Severe acute polyarthritis in a child after high doses of moxifloxacin.
Clinically severe, acute polyarthritis, associated with high doses of oral moxifloxacin, has been documented for the first time in a 12-y-old child. MR studies revealed massive joint effusion, as well as moderate ligament and cartilage damage. On follow-up, neither long-term sequelae nor functional impairment of the involved joints was observed.
Torres
Jaime R
JR
Infectious Diseases Section, Tropical Medicine Institute, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. torresj@email.com
Bajares
Angel
A
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000077266:Moxifloxacin; D011804:Quinolines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001372:Aza Compounds; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D011804:Quinolines; D000077266:Moxifloxacin