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

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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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  1. Nurhilal Buyukkurt

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  1. Department of Hematology, Baskent University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey

    Nurhilal Buyukkurt & Can Boga

  2. Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Center Clinical Unit, Baskent University Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey

    Asli Korur

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Buyukkurt, N., Korur, A. & Boga, C. Development of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in a Patient With Gouty Arthritis on Long Term Colchicine. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 32 (Suppl 1), 80–81 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-015-0523-4

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