Colchicine-Related Polyneuropathy and Multiple Organ Failure

dc.contributor.authorDag, Ersel
dc.contributor.authorTurkel, Yakup
dc.contributor.authorGokce, Burcu
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T16:36:37Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T16:36:37Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractColchicine arrests microtubule assembly and inhibits many cellular functions. This drug is used to treat gout and and Familial Mediterranean Fever. Its gastrointestinal side effects are frequent but more severe adverse effects such as neuropathy and multi-organ failure associated with colchicine are rare. The blood levels of colchicine are dependent on the liver and kidneys. Thus renal or liver failure can result in colchicine toxication. We presented a case of colchicine toxicity, which resulted in multi-organ failure and polyneuropathy.
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/Tnd.04557
dc.identifier.endpage71
dc.identifier.issn1301-062X
dc.identifier.issn1309-2545
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage69
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4274/Tnd.04557
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/24352
dc.identifier.volume19
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000217535800008
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTurkish Neurological Soc
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Neurology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241229
dc.subjectColchicine; polyneuropathy; multi-organ failure
dc.titleColchicine-Related Polyneuropathy and Multiple Organ Failure
dc.typeArticle

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