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...
Main Authors: | Ichiro Hirayama, Takahiro Hiruma, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kent Doi, Naoto Morimura |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1737-5 |
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