Bilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon in patients on steroid therapy.
- 1 December 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 42 (6) , 652-654
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.42.6.652
Abstract
Three patients are presented who sustained bilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon while on systemic steroid therapy for chest disease; a fourth patient with polymyalgia rheumatica on steroids is also presented. This is further evidence that tendon rupture can be a direct complication of steroid treatment. The English-language literature on bilateral Achilles tendon rupture is reviewed.Keywords
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