Colchicine-induced myoneuropathy with myotonia in a patient with familial Mediterranean fever
- 02.01.2019
- Letter to the Editor
- Verfasst von
- Abdulkadir Tunç
- Azize Esra Gürsoy
- Vildan Güzel
- Elif Gökçal
- Gülsen Babacan Yıldız
- Erschienen in
- Acta Neurologica Belgica | Ausgabe 3/2020
Auszug
Colchicine is primarily effective as a prophylactic treatment for familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) attacks [1]. Despite the benefits, colchicine is known to have a risk of neuromuscular toxicity [2]. Neuromuscular complications related to colchicine are axonal sensorimotor peripheral neuropathy and myopathy [2, 3]. Electrophysiologically, myotonic discharges are rarely reported during needle electromyography (EMG) testing in the literature [4‐6]. Herein, we present an extremely rare case of colchicine-induced sensorimotor neuropathy and myopathy with myotonic discharges. …
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- Titel
- Colchicine-induced myoneuropathy with myotonia in a patient with familial Mediterranean fever
- Verfasst von
-
Abdulkadir Tunç
Azize Esra Gürsoy
Vildan Güzel
Elif Gökçal
Gülsen Babacan Yıldız
- Publikationsdatum
- 02.01.2019
- Verlag
- Springer International Publishing
- Erschienen in
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Acta Neurologica Belgica / Ausgabe 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Elektronische ISSN: 2240-2993 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-018-01070-7
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