Death Following Colchicine Poisoning: A Case Report.
- Author:
Seung Woo KIM
1
;
Sin Deuk LEE
;
Tai Ho IM
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. erthim@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Colchicine;
Intoxication
- MeSH:
Adult;
Colchicine*;
Eating;
Emergencies;
Humans;
Male;
Poisoning*
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2004;15(6):612-616
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Colchicine poisoning is relatively uncommon, but potentially life-threatening, situation confronting the emergency physician. Although the toxic dose of colchicine is reported to be more than 0.5 mg/kg, it is extremely variable. Therefore, the emergency physician should always consider colchicine poisoning to be serious, even when the dose is small. We present a case of death after intentional ingestion of 12 mg (0.17 mg/kg) of colchicine by a 30-year-old male.
