Colchicine-Induced Rhabdomyolysis: Clinical, Biochemical, and Neurophysiological Features and Review of the Literature.

We report the case of a 46-years-old man with long-term asymptomatic hyperuricemia who started taking colchicine (0.5 mg/day) and allopurinol (100 mg/d) for normalization of biochemical values. After the third week of starting treatment, acute weakness was present; and by the fifth week, profound weakness in lower extremities and tenderness and cramps on thighs and calves with inability to climb stairs were also observed.

[Sympathetic skin response: reference data for 100 normal subjects].

INTRODUCTION. The sympathetic skin response (SSR) has been used since its description in 1984 to test the integrity of the sympathetic autonomic nervous system to investigate peripheral and central nervous system diseases. AIM.