Suicidal plant poisoning with Colchicum autumnale

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 285-287

  Nagesh, K R ^a   Menezes, Ritesh G ^b   Rastogi, Prateek ^c   Naik, N R ^d   Rasquinha, Jitesh Marian ^c   Senthilkumaran, S ^e   Fazil, Abul ^c  

^a FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Research Institute   (India)

^c KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d Regional Forensic Science Laboratory   (India)

^e Sri Gokulam Hospitals   (India)

Author keywords

Colchicine poisoning; Colchicum autumnale; Gastroenterocolitis; South India; Suicidal plant poisoning

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; PLANT TOXIN;

ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRADYCARDIA; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLCHICINE POISONING; COLCHICUM; COLCHICUM AUTUMNALE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESUSCITATION; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH; SUICIDE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOMITING;

ADULT; COLCHICINE; COLCHICUM; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960555118     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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