March 2025 in “International Journal of Trichology” This case report describes a 38-year-old woman who experienced significant hair loss known as anagen effluvium after accidentally ingesting Gloriosa superba</i> tubers, a plant commonly found in tropical regions with high colchicine content.
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January 2004 in “Journal of Toxicology Clinical Toxicology” This case report details a 43-year-old woman who survived severe multiorgan injury from accidental Colchicum autumnale poisoning, resulting in ongoing muscle weakness and intermittent hair loss three years after the incident.
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April 1976 in “Archives of Dermatology” Sudden weight loss can cause significant hair loss, and using colchicine on the skin for psoriasis may be unsafe.
December 2025 in “Indian Journal of Case Reports” This case report highlights an unusual instance of azathioprine potentially triggering rapid alopecia areata and bone marrow suppression in a patient with chronic spontaneous urticaria, with improvement seen after stopping the drug.
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November 2019 in “American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene” This case report highlights a patient who developed pancytopenia, transaminase elevation, and alopecia after consuming large amounts of veterinary albendazole purchased online, which he used without medical supervision.