A critically ill patient after a colchicine overdose below the lethal dose: a case report

A critically ill patient after a colchicine overdose below the lethal dose: a case report

Abstract Background Although 0.8 mg/kg is considered a lethal dose of colchicine, fatal cases of patients who followed a critical disease course after an intake below this lethal dose have been reported. Case presentation An 18-year-old Japanese woman who had taken an overdose of prescription colchi...

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Main Authors: Ichiro Hirayama, Takahiro Hiruma, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kent Doi, Naoto Morimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Intestinal Behçet’s disease
Colchicine
Drug overdose
Lethal dose 50
Multiple organ failure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1737-5

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