View detailed reports from patients taking cipro who experienced bone pain. Reports are from official medical reports as well as online extractions from user reviews and forum discussions. Ciprofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone (flor-o-KWIN-o-lone) antibiotic that fights bacteria in the body. It is used to treat different types of bacterial infections, including skin infections, bone and joint infections, respiratory or sinus infections, urinary tract infections, and certain types of diarrhea. Taking ciprofloxacin increases the risk that you will develop tendinitis (swelling of a fibrous tissue that connects a bone to a muscle) or have a tendon rupture (tearing of a fibrous tissue that connects a bone to a muscle) during your treatment or for up to several months afterward. Bone pain is extreme tenderness, aching, or other discomfort in one or more bones. It differs from muscle and joint pain because it’s present whether you’re moving or not. A diagnosis of ciprofloxacin-induced tendinopathy was made based on her MRI and a Naranjo score of 7. Ciprofloxacin was stopped and her pain quickly resolved. Fluoroquinolones cause tendinopathy in 0.14 % to 0.4 % of patients using these agents. Fluoroquinolone-associated tendinopathy is a serious adverse reaction that can affect many tendons and should be considered in any patient presenting. Note: This document contains side effect information about ciprofloxacin. Some of the dosage forms listed on this page may not apply to the brand name Cipro. After six weeks of treatment, 9.3 percent of the children receiving ciprofloxacin experienced muscle, bone, or joint pain, compared to 6 percent of children receiving the other antibiotic. Specific types of muscle, bone, or joint problems included: Pain or inflammation in your muscles, tendons or joints (possible tendinopathy). Any feelings of pain, burning, tingling, numbness or weakness. Any problems with your vision or eyes, or changes to taste, smell or hearing. Summary. Bone pain is found among people who take Cipro, especially for people who are female, 60+ old , have been taking the drug for 1 month, also take medication Zometa, and have Breast cancer. Abstract. We treated 52 patients with orally administered ciprofloxacin. In this study of 34 men and 18 women who completed therapy and who could be evaluated, there were 29 patients with nonhematogenous osteomyelitis, 20 patients with skin or soft-tissue infections, and 3 patients with joint infections.