Accidental poisoning with autumn crocus
| Autor: | Bojan Krivec, Boris Jagodic, Lucija Gabršček, Branko Šibanc, Janja Blatnik, Gorazd Lešničar, Gorazd Voga |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
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medicine.medical_specialty Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Physiology Poison control Platelet Transfusion Toxicology food Wild garlic Allium ursinum Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor medicine Humans Accidental poisoning Crocus Plant Poisoning biology business.industry food and beverages Multiorgan injury biology.organism_classification medicine.disease food.food Colchicum autumnale Surgery Anti-Bacterial Agents Hair loss Treatment Outcome Colchicum Accidents Female business Colchicine |
| Zdroj: | Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology. 42(1) |
| ISSN: | 0731-3810 |
| Popis: | We describe a case of a 43-yr-old female with severe multiorgan injury after accidental poisoning with Colchicum autumnale, which was mistaken for wild garlic (Allium ursinum). Both plants grow on damp meadows and can be confused in the spring when both plants have leaves but no blossoms. The autumn crocus contains colchicine, which inhibits cellular division. Treatment consisted of supportive care, antibiotic therapy, and granulocyte-directed growth factor. The patient was discharged from the hospital after three weeks. Three years after recovery from the acute poisoning, the patient continued to complain of muscle weakness and intermittent episodes of hair loss. |
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