allopurinol has been researched along with Myositis* in 2 studies
2 other study(ies) available for allopurinol and Myositis
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[A case of allopurinol-induced muscular damage in a chronic renal failure patient].
A 73-year-old woman with chronic renal failure developed generalized muscular weakness and pain 6 days after the start of allopurinol treatment(200 mg/day). Routine laboratory tests revealed elevated levels of serum creatine kinase, and the patient was clinically diagnosed as rhabdomyolysis, due probably to severe myositis. A high level of serum oxipurinol, the chief active metabolite of allopurinol, was also revealed. The muscular weakness was relieved in seven weeks with intermittent hemodiafiltration. Topics: Aged; Allopurinol; Female; Hemodiafiltration; Humans; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Myositis; Oxypurinol; Rhabdomyolysis | 2002 |
Complex neuromuscular disorder in a patient with chronic myeloid leukaemia.
We report a 44 year old man who developed external ophthalmoplegia and predominantly respiratory, truncal and bulbar weakness with brisk reflexes, histological evidence of an inflammatory myopathy and a high titre of acetylcholine receptor antibodies, one month after starting hydroxyurea and allopurinol for chronic myeloid leukaemia. The temporal relationship suggests a possible association between this patient's unusual neuromuscular disorder and either the chronic myeloid leukaemia or its treatment. Topics: Adult; Allopurinol; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Humans; Hydroxyurea; Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive; Male; Myositis; Neuromuscular Diseases; Ophthalmoplegia | 1993 |