Multi-organ failure caused by colchicine poisoning
Schut, N.H.; Romijn, J.A.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 134(31): 1508-1510
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-2162 PMID: 2392170 Document Number: 355220
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.
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