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10372859

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
Fluoroquinolones are relatively safe, effective antibiotics. As their use becomes more frequent, so will the adverse side effects. I highlight a rare but debilitating adverse reaction-fluoroquinolone-induced tendinopathy. Case reports and letters from 1987 to 1998 were identified by using Grateful Med and PubMed Internet accesses to the National Library of Medicine. Articles were reviewed for clinical practicality. There are few articles on fluoroquinolone-induced tendinopathy in the US literature targeting primary care physicians. This entity has been described in many case reports, but little has been done to isolate the causative agents. Incidence of this side effect is difficult to estimate, since no prospective studies are available for review or calculation of risk. Fluoroquinolone-induced tendinopathy appears more commonly in tendons under high stress. The cause is probably multifactorial. Risk factors for the development of fluoroquinolone-induced tendinopathy are age, renal failure, corticosteroid use, and previous tendinopathy from fluoroquinolones.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0038-4348
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
622-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Fluoroquinolone-induced tendinopathy: what do we know?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports