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Title: | Colchicine : an effective treatment for refractory malignant pericardial effusion |
Authors: | Ng, T. Gatt, Alexander Pagliuca, A. Mufti, G. J. |
Keywords: | Pericardial effusion -- Treatment Pericardial effusion -- Case studies Colchicine -- Physiological effect Multiple myeloma -- Complications |
Issue Date: | 2000 |
Publisher: | S. Karger AG |
Citation: | Ng, T., Gatt, A., Pagliuca, A., & Mufti, G. J. (2000). Colchicine: an effective treatment for refractory malignant pericardial effusion. Acta Haematologica, 104(4), 217-219. |
Abstract: | We report a patient with AL amyloidosis and chemoresistant light-chain multiple myeloma who developed a progressive malignant pericardial effusion leading to cardiac tamponade. Despite pericardiocentesis and surgical intervention, the pericardial effusion failed to resolve. The administration of oral colchicine produced symptomatic relief within 5 days, with the resolution of pericardial effusion after 14 days of treatment. As the administration of colchicine is simple and the side-effect is usually minimal, further studies are warranted to establish the feasibility of using colchicine to treat malignant pericardial effusion. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103502 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SPat |
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