[Colchicine treatment for recurrent pericarditis].
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.
Rodríguez Blanco
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Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo.
Barriales Alvarez
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D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012008:Recurrence
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003078:Colchicine