This drug is reported to cause neuropathy.
While it is not common, it can happen:
Quote:
Eur Neurol. 1993;33(3):193-4.Links
Regression of allopurinol-induced peripheral neuropathy after drug withdrawal.
Azulay JP, Blin O, Valentin P, Abegg P, Pellissier JF, Serratrice G.
Clinique des Maladies du Système Nerveux, CHU Timone, Marseille, France.
A patient experienced an axonomyelinic peripheral neuropathy during a long-term allopurinol treatment. The symptoms and signs regressed after drug withdrawal, and the nerve conduction velocities and distal latencies improved. The incidence of allopurinol-induced peripheral neuropathy is very low. Thus, facilitatory factors have to be sought.
PMID: 8385614 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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There are a few other reports on Medline, but they do not have abstracts I can access.
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