Severe shoulder tendinopathy associated with levofloxacin

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 t...

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Published inThe Brazilian journal of infectious diseases Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 393 - 395
Main Authors de Araujo Eyer-Silva, Walter, de Barros Pinto Netto, Henrique, Francisco da Cunha Pinto, Jorge, de Almeida Ferry, Fernando Raphael, Neves-Motta, Rogério
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil Elsevier Editora Ltda 01.07.2012
Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
Elsevier
Subjects
Anti-Bacterial Agents - adverse effects
Community-Acquired Infections - drug therapy
Female
Fluoroquinolone
Humans
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Levofloxacin
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Ofloxacin - adverse effects
Pneumonia, Bacterial - drug therapy
Severity of Illness Index
Shoulder Pain - chemically induced
Tendinitis
Tendinopathy
Tendinopathy - chemically induced
Tendinopathy
Levofloxacin
Fluoroquinolone
Tendinitis
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Summary: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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ISSN:1413-8670
1678-4391
1678-4391
DOI:10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.015