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. © 2012 Elsevier Editora Ltda.
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de Araujo Eyer-Silva, W., de Barros Pinto Netto, H., Francisco da Cunha Pinto, J., de Almeida Ferry, F. R., & Neves-Motta, R. (2012). Severe shoulder tendinopathy associated with levofloxacin. Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 16(4), 393–395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.015
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