Successful Treatment of Recurrent Pericarditis With Rilonacept in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia.

ABSTRACT: A 40-year-old woman presented with recurrent pericarditis and pericardial effusion while receiving treatment with all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide for recently diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia. She was successfully treated with the interleukin-1 inhibitor rilonacept after experiencing multiple recurrences with triple therapy with aspirin, colchicine, and steroids. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

SUBMITTER: Atar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10715930 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature