The risk of fluoroquinolone-induced tendinopathy and tendon rupture: What does the clinician need to know?

Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Kim, Grace K ^a   del Rosso, James Q ^b  

^a Mohave Skin and Cancer Clinics   (United States)

^b VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; GEMIFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PEFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FLUOROQUINOLONE INDUCED TENDINOPATHY; FLUOROQUINOLONE INDUCED TENDON RUPTURE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; KIDNEY FAILURE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEPTICEMIA; TENDINITIS; TENDON RUPTURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 77954301409     PISSN: 19412789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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