Fatal colchicine overdose: Report of a case and review of the literature

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 603-608

  Milne, Scott T ^a   Meek, Patrick D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Gout; Overdose; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BICARBONATE; CHARCOAL; CLAVULANIC ACID; COLCHICINE; DOPAMINE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; NORADRENALIN; SULBACTAM; TICARCILLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAURETHRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LETHAL DOSE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SUICIDE; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 0031695848     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90228-5     Document Type: Article

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