Achilles tendon disease in lung transplant recipients: association with ciprofloxacin

Achilles tendon disease in lung transplant recipients: association with ciprofloxacin

Achilles tendonitis or rupture are uncommon complications following the use of fluoroquinolones, with a reported incidence in the general population of 0.4%. The aims of the current study were to determine the incidence of Achilles tendon disease (ATD) in lung transplant recipients (LTR) and to iden...

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Veröffentlicht in:The European respiratory journal 2002-03, Vol.19 (3), p.469-471
Hauptverfasser: Chhajed, P.N, Plit, M.L, Hopkins, P.M, Malouf, M.A, Glanville, A.R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Achilles Tendon - drug effects
Achilles Tendon - injuries
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Ciprofloxacin - adverse effects
Ciprofloxacin - therapeutic use
Disease Susceptibility
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment
Female
Humans
Incidence
Logistic Models
Lung Transplantation
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Probability
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Rupture, Spontaneous - chemically induced
Rupture, Spontaneous - epidemiology
Statistics, Nonparametric
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tendinopathy - chemically induced
Toxicity: osteoarticular system
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Zusammenfassung:Achilles tendonitis or rupture are uncommon complications following the use of fluoroquinolones, with a reported incidence in the general population of 0.4%. The aims of the current study were to determine the incidence of Achilles tendon disease (ATD) in lung transplant recipients (LTR) and to identify risk factors. Questionnaires were sent to 150 LTR of whom 101 responded (67%). Twenty-two LTR (21.8%) experienced ATD (tendonitis 16, rupture six). The mean age of LTR who developed ATD was 52.9+/-6.1 yrs (range: 19-63.5 yrs). Only the use of ciprofloxacin was significantly associated with ATD (p
ISSN:0903-1936
1399-3003
DOI:10.1183/09031936.02.00257202