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Case Report

Successful management of a colchicine overdose with plasmapheresis: a case report

İbrahim Halil Toksula Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology Intensive Care Unit, University of Health Sciences, Basakşehir Çam ve Sakura City Hospital, İstanbul, TurkeyView further author information
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İbrahim Altundağa Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology Intensive Care Unit, University of Health Sciences, Basakşehir Çam ve Sakura City Hospital, İstanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rıza Çetea Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology Intensive Care Unit, University of Health Sciences, Basakşehir Çam ve Sakura City Hospital, İstanbul, TurkeyView further author information
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Ziad Kazzib Department of Emergency Medicine, Section of Medical Toxicology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USAView further author information
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Semih Korkutc Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Başakşehir Çam ve Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyView further author information
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Aynur Şahina Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology Intensive Care Unit, University of Health Sciences, Basakşehir Çam ve Sakura City Hospital, İstanbul, TurkeyView further author information
Article: 2286391 | Received 07 Jun 2023, Accepted 16 Nov 2023, Published online: 11 Dec 2023

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