Fluoroquinolone Use Preceding Visceral Artery Dissection : A Case Series

Fluoroquinolones (FQ), commonly prescribed antibiotics, may trigger aortic and carotid dissections. We report three successive cases of visceral artery dissection: one patient with celiac trunk dissection and two with dissection of the superior mesenteric artery. These events occurred up to 4 months after 7 to 14 days of FQ treatment (2 cases of ofloxacin, 1 of norfloxacin). There was no other apparent cause of dissection. These dissections were isolated, apart from a minimal aortic dissection separate from the visceral arterial dissection in one case. A case series cannot certify the relationship between dissection and FQ, but it can be hypothesized. The association between fluoroquinolone use and higher occurrence of aneurysm and dissection remains discussed in aortic syndrome. The potential link between FQ and visceral artery dissection is even less described but should be reported in the absence of previous cases in the literature. The pathophysiological theory is the induction of overexpression of some matrix metalloproteinases and a decrease of their inhibitors, provoking a dysregulation in collagen synthesis and degradation of the extracellular matrix.

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E-Artikel

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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Angiology - (2023) vom: 19. Okt., Seite 33197231207945

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Louise Z [VerfasserIn]
Oehmichen, Boris [VerfasserIn]
Pariente, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Mohamedi, Nassim [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Charles [VerfasserIn]
Detriche, Grégoire [VerfasserIn]
Galloula, Alexandre [VerfasserIn]
Lilo Le Louet, Agnès [VerfasserIn]
Messas, Emmanuel [VerfasserIn]
Amar, Laurence [VerfasserIn]
Goudot, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]
Mirault, Tristan [VerfasserIn]

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Dissection
Fluoroquinolones
Journal Article
Medium-sized arteries

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Date Revised 19.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1177/00033197231207945

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NLM363475621