Recurrent Pericarditis Can Be Controlled With Colchicine

FATMA HİLAL YILMAZ, DERYA ARSLAN , OSMAN GÜVENÇ, BUKET UYSAL ALADAĞ, HİKMET AKBULUT, İSA YILMAZ, DERYA ÇİMEN

  • FATMA HİLAL YILMAZ: KONYA CİTY HOSPİTAL
  • DERYA ARSLAN: SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ KONYA ŞEHİR HASTANESİ
  • OSMAN GÜVENÇ: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • BUKET UYSAL ALADAĞ: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • HİKMET AKBULUT: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • İSA YILMAZ: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • DERYA ÇİMEN: SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  • Year : 2014
  • Vol : 30
  • Issue : Ek
  •  Page : 39-40
Pericarditis is a common clinical entities. The recurrence rate of acute pericarditis is 15 % to 30 % inadulthood, whereas it is rare in children with cases, most of which are case reports. There are rare complications such as cardiac tamponade and constructive pericarditis. The majority of patients will have a benign clinical course. Generally, cases remain as idiopathic chronic inflammatory diseases and, in some cases associated with cardiac operations. Recurrent pericarditis in patients without rheumatic origin the use of colchicine has been a good response. Here we wanted to share the 8-year-old recurren pericarditis patient was kept under control with colchicine as a rare case of idiopatic with children.

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Selcuk Medical Journal
2014, Vol. 30 (Ek)
ISSN: 1017-6616
E-ISSN: 2149-8059
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