Levofloxacin-associated Achilles tendon rupture and tendinopathy.

Melhus A, Apelqvist J, Larsson J, Eneroth M.

Department of Medical Microbiology, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden. asa.melhus@mikrobiol.mas.lu.se

Fluoroquinolones have a documented ability to induce Achilles tendinopathy. Hitherto, few published reports have implicated levofloxacin. This article reports 5 cases of Achilles tendon disorders, including 3 complicated by rupture of the tendon, during levofloxacin treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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PMID: 14606622 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]