title: [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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Blanco
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barriales Alvarez
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003078:Colchicine