A rare case of Levofloxacin-related Iliopsoas and Achilles tendon rupture

Prabhjot Singh Bedi; Kiran Kuriakose; Jay Kim; Paul B Lewis; Vikas K Singh

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4335

A rare case of Levofloxacin-related Iliopsoas and Achilles tendon rupture

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jun 9;9(6):e04335. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4335. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Authors

Prabhjot Singh Bedi¹, Kiran Kuriakose², Jay Kim¹, Paul B Lewis³, Vikas K Singh¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine UPMC East Monroeville PA USA.
² Department of Medicine UPMC McKeesport PA USA.
³ Department of Radiology UPMC East Monroeville PA USA.

Abstract

Achilles tendon rupture is a well-documented adverse effect of Fluoroquinolones; however, herein we present a case of complete iliopsoas and Achilles, and partial semimembranosus tendon rupture secondary to Levofloxacin.

Keywords: Iliopsoas; achilles; levofloxacin; multiple tendon rupture; tendon rupture.