Colchicine toxicity: a case report.
A 59-year-old male was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit from the Emergency Department approximately 12 hr after the ingestion of 30 to 40 mg of colchicine, TYLENOL with codeine, IMODIUM, DESYREL and ethanol. He suffered severe systemic manifestations and succumbed approximately 36 hr post-ingestion. Although this is a case of a mixed ingestion, the complications seen suggest that colchicine was responsible for the fatality.
Wells
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Hennepin Regional Poison Center, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
Anderson
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Thompson
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D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000506:poisoning; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000150:complications; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects; D003078:Colchicine / Q000506:poisoning*; D004064:Digestive System / Q000187:drug effects; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D008139:Loperamide / Q000506:poisoning; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000187:drug effects; D009420:Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000187:drug effects; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000139:chemically induced
D000082:Acetaminophen; D008139:Loperamide; D003078:Colchicine