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December 1998 • Volume 39 • Number 6

Colchicine in dermatology

Tory P. Sullivan, MDa [MEDLINE LOOKUP]Lloyd E. King Jr, MD, PhDb [MEDLINE LOOKUP]Alan S. Boyd, MDb,c [MEDLINE LOOKUP]Miami, Florida, and Nashville, Tennessee

Abstract

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Colchicine is a medication most often used to treat symptoms of gout. This drug has also been shown to have beneficial effects on cutaneous conditions, including leukocytoclastic vasculitis, psoriasis, and Sweet’s syndrome. Colchicine inhibits the function of polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and dermatoses with a strong presence of these cells may benefit the most from the administration of this medication. A review of the pharmacology, mechanism of action, and adverse reactions of colchicine is also presented. (J Am Acad Dermatol 1998;39:993-9.)

Publishing and Reprint Information

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From the Department of Internal Medicine, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miamia; and the Departments of Medicine (Dermatology)b and Pathology,c Vanderbilt University, Nashville.

Reprint requests: Alan S. Boyd, MD, 3900 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232.

Copyright © 1998 by the American Academy of Dermatology, Inc.