Severe shoulder tendinopathy associated with levofloxacin

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Walter De Araujo Eyer-silva²  Henrique De Barros Pinto Netto¹  Jorge Francisco Da Cunha Pinto²  Fernando Raphael De Almeida Ferry²  Rogério Neves-motta² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro IHospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle Rio de Janeiro,Brazil

关键词: Fluoroquinolone;    Levofloxacin;    Tendinitis;    Tendinopathy;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Fluoroquinolone (FQ)-associated tendinopathy and myopathy are uncommon but well recognized complications of the use of this class of antibacterial agents. The case of a 63-year-old previously asymptomatic female patient who developed severe left shoulder tendinopathy after surreptitiously doubling the prescribed dose of levofloxacin for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia is reported here. Surgical stabilization with suture anchors and subacromial decompression were needed.

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