High Doses of Colchicine Act As "Silver Bullets" Against Severe COVID-19

Cureus. 2024 Feb 19;16(2):e54441. doi: 10.7759/cureus.54441. eCollection 2024 Feb.

Abstract

A 48-year-old patient with a weight of 120 kg with type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and gout was hospitalized on the third day of the COVID-19 diagnosis. His general condition is relatively good, oxygen saturation is 89%. Despite starting standard treatment, on the seventh day from the onset of symptoms, the patient deteriorated sharply (oxygen saturation dropped to 74%). The negative development of the disease is interrupted with a loading dose of colchicine of 6 mg. This is a typical case of the life-saving effect of high but safe doses of colchicine in high-risk COVID-19 patients.

Keywords: colchicine; covid-19; nlrp3 inflammasome; obesity; survival.

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