Bilateral Achilles tendinitis with spontaneous rupture induced by levofloxacin in a patient with systemic sclerosis

Clin Rheumatol. 2003 Oct;22(4-5):367-8. doi: 10.1007/s10067-003-0732-3.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Achilles Tendon*
  • Cyclophosphamide / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Levofloxacin*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Ofloxacin / adverse effects*
  • Ofloxacin / therapeutic use
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use
  • Risk Assessment
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / chemically induced
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / physiopathology
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / therapy
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / diagnosis
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / drug therapy*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tendinopathy / chemically induced*
  • Tendinopathy / physiopathology
  • Tendinopathy / therapy

Substances

  • Levofloxacin
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Ofloxacin
  • Prednisone