Permanent Peripheral Neuropathy: A Case Report on a Rare but Serious Debilitating Side-Effect of Fluoroquinolone Administration

Jacquelyn K Francis; Elizabeth Higgins

doi:10.1177/2324709614545225

Permanent Peripheral Neuropathy: A Case Report on a Rare but Serious Debilitating Side-Effect of Fluoroquinolone Administration

J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2014 Jul 27;2(3):2324709614545225. doi: 10.1177/2324709614545225. eCollection 2014 Jul-Sep.

Authors

Jacquelyn K Francis¹, Elizabeth Higgins¹

Affiliation

¹ Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA.

Abstract

The health risks and side effects of fluoroquinolone use include the risk of tendon rupture and myasthenia gravis exacerbation, and on August 15, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration updated its warning to include the risk of permanent peripheral neuropathy. We present a case of fluoroquinolone-induced peripheral neuropathy in a patient treated for clinically diagnosed urinary tract infection with ciprofloxacin antibiotic.

Keywords: Food and Drug Administration; drug labeling; fluoroquinolones/adverse effects; peripheral nerve injuries/chemically induced; peripheral nervous system disease.