Atypical Myopathy: Pentazocine Induced

Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience

Murali K. Kolikonda¹  Suneela Cherlopalle¹  Manasa Enja¹  Steven Lippmann¹ 

[1] Drs. Kolikonda, Cherlopalle, Enja, and Lippmann are with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Louisville, Kentucky

关键词: pentazocine;    analgesia;    myopathy;    intramuscular pentazocine;    drug-induced myopathy;    pentazocine-induced muscular side-effect;    pentazocine-induced muscular adversity;   

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学科分类：精神健康和精神病学

来源: Matrix Medical Communications, LLC

【 摘 要 】

Pentazocine is a mixed agonist/antagonist opioid analgesic agent that can induce an atypical myopathy following intramuscular injections. This iatrogenic myopathy is rare, typified by fibrosis, and should be differentiated from other myopathies. We describe a case of pentazocine-induced myopathy that caused wasting of musculature in the gluteal region bilaterally and stiffness and woody induration in the legs of 42-year-old man. Though rare, clinicians should be alerted to this potential side effect and avoid repeated administration of intramuscular pentazocine.

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