Accidental plant poisoning with Colchicum autumnale: report of two cases.

作者: D Vitezić , D Cuculić , I Visković , N Brncić , A Dirlić

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摘要: Colchicine poisoning is a rare but serious and potentially fatal event, which results from food or overdose with drugs containing colchicine, no currently available antidote. We report two cases of plant Colchicum autumnale, in the patients had identical initial symptoms developed extremely different clinical courses. One patient recovered after only moderate gastroenteritis liver injury, whereas other died rapid progressive multiple organ failure 52 h ingestion. recommend that all suspected colchicine intoxication due to its unpredictable outcome should be managed according principles intensive care, irrespective actual degree poisoning.

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