Death following bilateral complete Achilles tendon rupture in a patient on fluoroquinolone therapy: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Risk of tendon rupture, especially of the Achilles tendon, is one of the many potential side-effects of fluoroquinolone therapy. Achilles tendon rupture may be painful, debilitating or, as seen in our patient, devastating. While fluoroquinolone-induced tendon rupture typically accompan...

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Autores principales: Gottschalk, Andrew W, Bachman, John W
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19126191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19126191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-1

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