Fatal Cardiovascular Collapse Following Acute Colchicine Ingestion
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology
- Vol. 38 (1), 51-54
- https://doi.org/10.1081/clt-100100916
Abstract
A previously published prognostic rule predicts 100% survival after ingestion of cochicine doses less than 0.5 mg/kg and 100% mortality after ingestion of more than 0.8 mg/kg. This rule inaccurately predicted survival in a recent case.Keywords
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