Development of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in a Patient With Gouty Arthritis on Long Term Colchicine

Abstract

Colchicine is a frequently used drug in rheumatological diseases. Acute promyelocytic leukemia developed in a patient who used colchicine for gouty arthritis since 10 years is presented and the possible relation between the long term use of colchicine and hematological malignancies is discussed.