Colchicine poisoning: A case of deliberate self poisoning, late presentation and fatal outcome

Colchicine poisoning is relatively uncommon, but potentially life threatening event due to the high toxicity of the drug and ability to precipitate severe multi-organ failure in overdose. Colchicine is used primarily in the treatment of acute attacks of gout and inflammatory diseases. We report a the first case of a 18 -year-old Libyan female who presented to the emergency department approximately 20-28 hours after ingesting 30 mg of colchicine in a suicide attempt. In spite of gastric lavage, use of activated charcoal and supportive measures, multi-organ system failure developed over the following two days, and patient died on the third day after admission. Salient toxicological and clinical aspects of colchicine poisoning are discussed.

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Colchicine poisoning: A case of deliberate self poisoning, late presentation and fatal outcome ; volume:07 ; number:05 ; year:2015 ; pages:180-183 ; Ibnosina journal of medicine and biomedical sciences ; 07, Heft 05 (2015), 180-183

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Draa, Elham ; Arebi, Ali ; Alarabi, Safwan

Further information

• DOI: 10.4103/1947-489X.210285
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022101002560099547105
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.