Open AccessColchicine Induced Hypoglycemia: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Ahmad Nafi,
Momtaz Begum,
N. Erlyani Abd Hamid,
Md. Rakibul Hasan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of national institute of neurosciences bangladesh
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2518-6612
pISSN - 2410-8030
DOI - 10.3329/jninb.v5i1.42177
Subject(s) - colchicine , hypoglycemia , medicine , alkaloid , dermatology , traditional medicine , pharmacology , endocrinology , biology , botany , diabetes mellitus
Colchicine is a classical alkaloid drug extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum. Colchicine is very rarely seen as a cause of hypoglycemia. Here we reported a 65 years old female that presented with erythema nodusum, and developed hypoglycemia after being treated with Colchicine.
Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2019;5(1): 87-89