title: [Multi-organ failure caused by colchicine poisoning].
abstract: A 61-year-old woman was admitted because of colchicine intoxication. After a period with gastrointestinal symptoms multiple organ failure and secondary septicaemia developed. The patient died of irreversible shock. The pharmacology of colchicine and the clinical manifestations and therapy of colchicine intoxication are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Academisch Medisch Centrum, afd. Intensive Care Volwassenen, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Schut
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Romijn
mesh_terms: D003078:Colchicine / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D003078:Colchicine
vernacular_title: Multi-orgaanfalen door colchicine-intoxicatie.