Colchicine Myopathy: A Case Series Including Muscle MRI and ABCB1 Polymorphism Data

Muscle MRI in Bethlem myopathy.

To cite: Morrow JM, Pitceathly RDS, Quinlivan RM, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013008596 DESCRIPTION A 44-year-old man presented with progressive limb girdle weakness from 10 years of age. The inheritance pattern was autosomal dominant; two siblings, his mother and maternal grandfather were similarly affected. On examination there was an...

Colchicine-induced myopathy and neuropathy.

Myopathy and neuropathy that have been induced by colchicine have been described only occasionally, although colchicine is a widely used drug. We describe a case of colchicine-induced myopathy and neuropathy in an 84-year-old woman who had renal impairment. Results from a muscle biopsy showed characteristic vacuolar myopathy and autophagic vacuoles. The cessation of medication resulted in a mar...

Hydroxychloroquine and colchicine induced myopathy.

Colchicine-induced myopathy with myotonia.

Patient: A 79-year-old man presented with progressive weakness especially in the muscles of his lower limbs for about ten days before admission. He was diabetic, hypertensive and had coronary arterial disease with congestive heart failure for many years. He also had chronic renal insufficiency with a serum creatinine of 1.9 mg/dL. He had been treated with colchicine for gouty arthritis for the ...

The 3435T polymorphism in the ABCB1 gene and colchicine unresponsiveness in familial Mediterranean fever.