Self-Poisoning withColchicum autumnale L. Flowers
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology
- Vol. 39 (4) , 409-411
- https://doi.org/10.1081/clt-100105163
Abstract
Case Report: A 44-year-old man ingested about 40 flowers of Colchicum autumnale L. The patient presented with nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain 2 hours after ingestion and had diarrhea 14 hours after ingestion. Hematological values remained within normal range. Treatment was mainly supportive. The outcome was favorable. The intoxication was confirmed by high-performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. Maximal colchicine levels were 4.34 ng/mL at 13 hours in plasma and 5.43 ng/mL at 16 hours in erythrocytes. Conclusion: We report one of the few symptomatic cases of Colchicum autumnale L. poisoning confirmed by toxicological analysis.Keywords
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