colchicine myopathy and neuromyopathy

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colchicine myopathy and neuromyopathy

A complication of colchicine use, which is characterised by proximal muscle weakness, spontaneous activity by EMG of proximal muscles, axonal polyneuropathy, and increased creatine kinase.

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Abnormal spontaneous activity.
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23) Colchicine myopathy is believed to result from an inhibition of tubulin polymerization into microtubules, as well as alteration in the expression of dopaminergic receptors.
Drug-induced myopathies
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