Fluoroquinolone-induced bilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon: Clinical and sonographic findings;Tendinopatia dell'achilleo da levofloxacina: Dalle immagini alla diagnosi

Reumatismo

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 267-269

  Filippucci, Emilio ^a   Farina, A ^a   Bartolucci, F ^b   Spallacci, C ^b   Busilacchi, P ^b   Grassi, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Fluoroquinolones; Tendon rupture; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; LEVOFLOXACIN; PREDNISONE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SARCOIDOSIS; TENDON DISEASE; TENDON INJURY;

ACHILLES TENDON; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; OFLOXACIN; RUPTURE;

EID: 1642434546     PISSN: 00487449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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