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. 2013 Apr 3;32(4):256–257. [Article in Spanish] doi: 10.1016/S0212-6567(03)79262-2

Tendinitis aquílea bilateral como reacción adversa al levofloxacino. A propósito de un caso

E Vila 1, A Anguita 1, M Borrell 1
PMCID: PMC7669207  PMID: 12975092

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