Neglected spontaneous rupture of the Achilles' tendon in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Kaoru Murakoshi; Shigeki Momohara; Katsunori Ikari; Takuji Iwamoto; Kouichirou Kawamura; Taisuke Tomatsu; Noriko Iikuni; Hiroshi Okamoto

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Neglected spontaneous rupture of the Achilles' tendon in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Kaoru Murakoshi, Shigeki Momohara, Katsunori Ikari, Takuji Iwamoto, Kouichirou Kawamura, Taisuke Tomatsu, Noriko Iikuni, Hiroshi Okamoto

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Spontaneous Achilles' tendon rupture associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is rare complication in literature review. We encountered two patients with neglected spontaneous ruptures of Achilles' tendons who had been on corticosteroid therapy to treat SLE. The ages of these patients were 43 and 49 years, and both were women. One of them was a case of bilateral Achilles' tendons rerupture. Achilles' tendons of both patients were reconstructed by surgery because of delay in their diagnosis. Histological section of the both ruptured Achilles' tendon revealed fibrotic scar tissue and little existence of inflammatory change. We concluded that careful diagnosis, surgical suture, and careful treatment after operation are necessary for Achilles' tendon rupture in those patients with SLE.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	324-326
Number of pages	3
Journal	Modern rheumatology
Volume	16
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10165-006-0508-0
Publication status	Published - 2006 Oct
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Achilles' tendon
Corticosteroid
Spontaneous rupture
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

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Rheumatology

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Neglected spontaneous rupture of the Achilles' tendon in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

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