Development of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in a Patient With Gouty Arthritis on Long Term Colchicine
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2016
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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.
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Colchicine, Genotoxicity, Acute promyelocytic leukemia