Colchicine Toxicity

Vinaya Mulkareddy, MD; Carly Sokach, MD; Eric Bucklew, MD; Abdallah Bukari, MD; Alexander Sidlak, MD; Ian M. Harrold, MD; Anthony Pizon, MD; Steven Reis, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Apr 2020)

Colchicine Toxicity

Vinaya Mulkareddy, MD,
Carly Sokach, MD,
Eric Bucklew, MD,
Abdallah Bukari, MD,
Alexander Sidlak, MD,
Ian M. Harrold, MD,
Anthony Pizon, MD,
Steven Reis, MD

Affiliations

Vinaya Mulkareddy, MD: Department of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Address for correspondence: Dr. Vinaya Mulkareddy, Department of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.
Carly Sokach, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Eric Bucklew, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Abdallah Bukari, MD: Department of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alexander Sidlak, MD: Department of Toxicology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ian M. Harrold, MD: Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Anthony Pizon, MD: Department of Toxicology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Steven Reis, MD: Department of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 4
pp. 678 – 680

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Colchicine toxicity results in fatal multiorgan failure. We present a case of colchicine toxicity resulting in transient biventricular failure and cardiogenic shock that were successfully treated with packed red blood cell exchange. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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