TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Successful Treatment with Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine for Massive Colchicine Overdose: A Case Report
JO  - Alternative therapies in health and medicine
A1  - Han, Yan
A1  - Weng, Yan-Na
A1  - Zhou, Geng-Biao
A1  - Han, Yun
A1  - Lai, Fang
SP  - 156
EP  - 160
VL  - 28
IS  - 6
N2  - A 42-year-old male was hospitalized 13.5 hours after ingestion of 50 mg (approximately 0.7 mg/kg) colchicine in a suicide attempt. The patient developed gastrointestinal dysfunction, grade IV myelosuppression, and restrictive respiratory failure without occurrences of cardiovascular collapse or fatal dysrhythmias. Emergency treatment with integrated Chinese and Western medicine was started and the patient fully recovered without long-term complications. This report describes a massive overdose of colchicine successfully treated with integrated Chinese and Western medicine. Current treatment options are reviewed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1078-6791
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -