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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doaj-5a418c24dee242d998acf222f17213692020-11-24T22:01:08ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472018-07-011211410.1186/s13256-018-1737-5A critically ill patient after a colchicine overdose below the lethal dose: a case reportIchiro Hirayama0Takahiro Hiruma1Yoshihiro Ueda2Kent Doi3Naoto Morimura4Department of Acute Medicine, The University of Tokyo HospitalDepartment of Acute Medicine, The University of Tokyo HospitalDepartment of Acute Medicine, The University of Tokyo HospitalDepartment of Acute Medicine, The University of Tokyo HospitalDepartment of Acute Medicine, The University of Tokyo HospitalAbstract 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 colchicine (15 mg; 0.2 mg/kg) was brought to our emergency out-patient department. Although her colchicine intake was below 0.8 mg/kg (considered the lethal dose), she reached a critical state and underwent three phases characterizing colchicine poisoning (gastrointestinal symptoms, multiple organ failure, and recovery). Her condition was critical, with a Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score of a maximum of 14. Conclusions Patients might reach a critical stage after colchicine ingestion at a non-lethal dose. Thus, it might be necessary to review which dose of colchicine should be considered lethal.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1737-5Intestinal Behçet’s diseaseColchicineDrug overdoseLethal dose 50Multiple organ failure |
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Ichiro Hirayama Takahiro Hiruma Yoshihiro Ueda Kent Doi Naoto Morimura A critically ill patient after a colchicine overdose below the lethal dose: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports Intestinal Behçet’s disease Colchicine Drug overdose Lethal dose 50 Multiple organ failure |
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Ichiro Hirayama Takahiro Hiruma Yoshihiro Ueda Kent Doi Naoto Morimura |
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A critically ill patient after a colchicine overdose below the lethal dose: a case report |
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A critically ill patient after a colchicine overdose below the lethal dose: a case report |
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A critically ill patient after a colchicine overdose below the lethal dose: a case report |
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A critically ill patient after a colchicine overdose below the lethal dose: a case report |
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A critically ill patient after a colchicine overdose below the lethal dose: a case report |
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critically ill patient after a colchicine overdose below the lethal dose: a case report |
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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 colchicine (15 mg; 0.2 mg/kg) was brought to our emergency out-patient department. Although her colchicine intake was below 0.8 mg/kg (considered the lethal dose), she reached a critical state and underwent three phases characterizing colchicine poisoning (gastrointestinal symptoms, multiple organ failure, and recovery). Her condition was critical, with a Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score of a maximum of 14. Conclusions Patients might reach a critical stage after colchicine ingestion at a non-lethal dose. Thus, it might be necessary to review which dose of colchicine should be considered lethal. |
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Intestinal Behçet’s disease Colchicine Drug overdose Lethal dose 50 Multiple organ failure |
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