Semin Arthritis Rheum
February 2023
Objective: To identify reports of colchicine-induced neuropathy and myopathy and ascertain risk factors associated with this toxicity at commonly used doses.
Methods: A systematic review of case reports was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA methodology). PubMed and EMBASE were searched through October 2021 for case reports of neuropathy and/or myopathy associated with the use of colchicine at therapeutic doses.
Background: The understanding of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) has accelerated over the last decade, producing a number of practice-changing developments. Diagnosis is challenging. No diagnostic criteria exist, no single finding is diagnostic, and other causes of back pain may act as confounders.
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