title: Colchicine poisoning: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Colchicine, a natural pseudo-alkaloid found in plants such as the Colchicum autumnale and Gloriosa superba has tremendous medicinal properties, but if misused by an unqualified person can result in fatal consequences. We report a case of colchicine poisoning in an adult man as a result of consumption of the herb G. superba by a 50-year-old man and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore. raghavendra.babu@manipal.edu
authors.forename: Y P Raghavendra
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manjunath
authors.forename: Shankar M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bakkannavar
authors.forename: Jenash
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: G N Pramod
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D003078:Colchicine / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D053593:Forensic Toxicology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000506:poisoning*; D050257:Tubulin Modulators / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D050257:Tubulin Modulators; D003078:Colchicine