Up to 16% of patients treated with zidovudine for more than 6 months will experience ANA-induced myopathy.
Histological examination of the muscle reveals ragged red fibres, which are characteristic of mitochondrial myopathy. There is a reduction in the oxidative phosphorylation capacity of the muscle.
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