Focal myopathy associated with chronic intramuscular injection of piritramide

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1598-1600

  Van Den Bergh, Peter Y K ^a   Guettat, Lamia ^a   Vande Berg, Bruno C ^a   Martin, Jean Jacques ^b  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Focal myopathy; Intramuscular injection; Narcotic analgesics; Piritramide

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; PIRITRAMIDE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GAIT DISORDER; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE RESECTION; MYOFIBROSIS; MYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TENDON REFLEX; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MUSCLES; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PIRINITRAMIDE; RATS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030781987     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199712)20:12<1598::AID-MUS18>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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