Bilateral Achilles Tendon Ruptures Associated with Ciprofloxacin Use in the Setting of Minimal Change Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature

We present the case of an elderly male with minimal change disease treated with glucocorticoids and acute kidney injury, who sustained spontaneous nontraumatic bilateral Achilles tendon tears 4 days after initiating ciprofloxacin.

Source: Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery - September 1, 2014 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Firas Kawtharani, Karim Z. Masrouha, Nadim Afeiche Tags: Cases Reports and Series Source Type: research