A 37-year-old member asked:
What disease or condition could explain pain in the ankle and achilles' tendon without an injury or sprain?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. Arnold Bereshanswered
Podiatry 43 years experience
Medications: Some medications such as Levaquin (levofloxacin) will create achilles tendonitis.
You should have it checked.
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Dr. Gary Ritholzanswered
Anesthesiology 32 years experience
Inflammation: Achilles' tendon pain is usually caused by 1) tendinitis 2) bursitis 3) sprain.
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Last updated Jun 27, 2014
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