The 'insidious' rupture of the achilles tendon after ciprofloxacin induced tendinopathy. A case report;Die 'schleichende' ruptur der achillessehne nach ciprofloxacin induzierter tendopathie. Ein fallbericht

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Volumn 101, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 731-734

  Petersen, W ^a   Laprell, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Histopathology; MRI; Ultrasound sonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RUNNING; TENDON RUPTURE; ULTRASOUND; ACHILLES TENDON; DRUG EFFECT; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; NECROSIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PATHOLOGY; RUPTURE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECROSIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0031593937     PISSN: 01775537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001130050330     Document Type: Article

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