Colchicine poisoning: a case report and review of literature

Colchicine, a natural pseudo-alkaloid found in plants such as the Colchicum autumnale and Gloriosa superba has tremendous medicinal properties, but if misused by an unqualified person can result in fatal consequences. We report a case of colchicine poisoning in an adult man as a result of consumptio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medicine, Science and the Law Science and the Law, 2012-10, Vol.52 (4), p.205-206
Hauptverfasser:	Babu, YP Raghavendra, Manjunath, S, Bakkannavar, Shankar M, Acharya, Jenash, Kumar, GN Pramod
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Colchicine - analysis Colchicine - poisoning Forensic Toxicology Humans Male Middle Aged Plants, Medicinal - chemistry Plants, Medicinal - poisoning Tubulin Modulators - analysis Tubulin Modulators - poisoning
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Zusammenfassung:	Colchicine, a natural pseudo-alkaloid found in plants such as the Colchicum autumnale and Gloriosa superba has tremendous medicinal properties, but if misused by an unqualified person can result in fatal consequences. We report a case of colchicine poisoning in an adult man as a result of consumption of the herb G. superba by a 50-year-old man and review the literature.
ISSN:	0025-8024 2042-1818
DOI:	10.1258/msl.2012.012025