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- Colchicine for steroid-resistant recurrent pericarditis in a child
- Ju Hee Shin, Dong Hyun Lee, Hee Joung Choi
- Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2018;35(2):222-226. Published online December 31, 2018
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2018.35.2.222
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PDF - Recurrent pericarditis is rare in children and is considered idiopathic in most cases. Its course is chronic, and preventing recurrences is important for the patient’s quality of life. Although a treatment strategy in pediatric recurrent pericarditis has not yet been established, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most common treatment for management of this condition, followed by corticosteroids, colchicine, immunosuppressive agents, immunoglobulins, and interleukin-1β receptor antagonists (e.g. anakinra). Herein, we report a case of recurrent pericarditis with pericardial effusion in a 5-year-old child who presented with fever and epigastric pain. He responded poorly to NSAIDs and corticosteroid therapy, but was successfully treated with colchicine.
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- A Case of Colchicine-Induced Neutropenia in Liver Cirrhosis Patient.
- Ho Chan Lee, Heon Ju Lee, Yong Gil Kim, Jae Hyun Park, Sung Joon Kim, Jun Seok Park
- Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2009;26(2):125-129. Published online December 31, 2009
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2009.26.2.125
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- Colchicine is an alkaloid that has been used for treating acute gouty arthritis, psoriasis, scleroderma and Behcet's syndrome. Colchicine decreased liver fibrosis in rats with carbon tetrachloride induced cirrhosis and in patients with many liver diseases. Therapeutic oral doses of colchicine may cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea. The adverse effect of colchicine associated with the dose is bone marrow suppression, and especially neutopenia. Neutropenia has often been reported in patients have taken an overdose of colchicine. We describe a 64-year-old female liver cirrhosis patient with neutropenia that was induced by a therapeutic dose of colchicine.
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