Emergency abdominal surgery and colchicine overdose

Emergency abdominal surgery and colchicine overdose

We report a case of a patient with an unrecognized colchicine overdose presenting to the emergency department with acute abdominal symptoms rapidly progressing to multiorgan failure. The patient died 16 h after a negative explorative laparotomy despite intensive supportive care. The problem of colch...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of emergencies, trauma and shock trauma and shock, 2012-10, Vol.5 (4), p.342-343
Hauptverfasser: Komorowski, Andrzej L, Rodil, Jr Martin-Hidalgo
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdominal pain
Abdominal surgery
Acute abdomen
Care and treatment
Case Report
Causes of
Colchicine
Drug overdose
Drugs
Emergency medical care
emergency surgery
Health aspects
Overdose
Pharmaceuticals
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of a patient with an unrecognized colchicine overdose presenting to the emergency department with acute abdominal symptoms rapidly progressing to multiorgan failure. The patient died 16 h after a negative explorative laparotomy despite intensive supportive care. The problem of colchicine overdose is briefly discussed. We suggest that surgeons should be aware of the clinical presentation of colchicine overdose as it can mimic acute abdominal diseases.
ISSN:0974-2700
0974-519X
DOI:10.4103/0974-2700.102406