Herbal toxicity: A case report of toxicity with Colchicum autumnale in a ۴۴-year-old man

  • سال انتشار: 1399
  • محل انتشار: دوفصلنامه طب گیاهی پیشرفته، دوره: 6، شماره: 2
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_JHPH-6-2_005
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 287
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نویسندگان

Mitra Rahimi

Toxicological Research Center, Excellence Center of Clinical Toxicology, Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Fatemeh Razavi

Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran

Mahtab Hajian

Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran

Amir Noyani

Clinical Research Development Unit, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran

چکیده

Background and aims: Colchicum autumnale contains an alkaloid called colchicine, which blocks the cell division by inhibiting mitosis. This study investigated a patient who was poisoned with C. autumnale in Iran.Description: The patient was a ۴۴-year-old man who came to the emergency poisoning ward after a day of hiking and eating soup. He presented with severe nausea and vomiting. The patient was admitted to the ICU two days later with general toxic conditions, complaining of chest pain, nausea, vomiting and shortness of breath. The laboratory tests showed elevated liver enzymes and pancytopenia. He developed respiratory distress and physician had to intubate him. He was treated with antibiotics, GCSF for pancytopenia and antioxidant to protect the liver.Conclusion: The patient responded to broad spectrum antibiotic, antifungal and GCSF. Paying attention to the patient’s history was the key to appropriate diagnosis

کلیدواژه ها

toxicology, Poisoning, Colchicinum, Emergency Medicine, Case Report

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