Acute Achilles tendon rupture after levofloxacin in a patient with giant cell arteritis
The authors report a case of a 67-year-old woman with giant cell arteritis with acute Achilles tendon rupture, which occurred after 3 days of levofloxacin therapy introduced because of newly diagnosed erosive gastritis associated with Helicobacter pylori infection. The Achilles tendon rupture was su...
Main Authors: | Małgorzata Stasiek, Piotr Głuszko |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2019-12-01
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Series: | Rheumatology |
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Online Access: | https://www.termedia.pl/Acute-Achilles-tendon-rupture-after-levofloxacin-in-a-patient-with-giant-cell-arteritis,18,39432,1,1.html |
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