[Colchicine treatment for recurrent pericarditis]
- PMID: 9206523
[Colchicine treatment for recurrent pericarditis]
Abstract
The treatment of the recurrent pericarditis is difficult habitually. The colchicine, antiinflammatory drug used in gouty arthritis, is effective in preventing the recurrences of acute pericarditis. We review the literature about the efficacy of colchicine in the prevention of recurrent pericarditis.
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