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Enthesitis and ultrasound

Enthesitis and ultrasound

Enthesitis and ultrasound

Ultrasound in Rheumatology: Enthesitis on ultrasound Dr Qasim Akram, Consultant Rheumatologist Enthesopathy is described as an abnormally hypoechoic (loss of normal fibrillar architecture) and/or thickened tendon or ligament at its bony attachment (and may...
Fluoroquinolone induced achilles tendinopathy

Fluoroquinolone induced achilles tendinopathy

Ultrasound Case Study Fluoroquinolone induced achilles tendinopathy   This case study relates to a patient in his late 60’s, who was started on Ciprofloxacin a few years earlier for a suspected infection. After taking for five days he spontaneously experienced...