Use of Colchicine for Pericardial Inflammation: Risks and Toxicities-A Cautionary Tale.
CPK, creatinine phosphokinase
EMG, electromyography
GBS, Guillain-Barré syndrome
colchicine
neuromyopathy
pericarditis
vacuolar myopathy
Journal
JACC. Case reports
ISSN: 2666-0849
Titre abrégé: JACC Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101757292
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 Nov 2022
02 Nov 2022
Historique:
received:
30
05
2022
revised:
11
08
2022
accepted:
17
08
2022
entrez:
17
11
2022
pubmed:
18
11
2022
medline:
18
11
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Colchicine is commonly used as part of the treatment of acute and recurrent pericarditis. Neuromyopathy is a well-known, but probably underreported, side effect of colchicine. Here we present a unique case of a 56-year-old woman with recurrent episodes of colchicine-induced neuromyopathy over many years. (
Identifiants
pubmed: 36388708
doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.08.027
pii: S2666-0849(22)00644-1
pmc: PMC9663985
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
1449-1452Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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