TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - [Acute iron poisoning. A case report]
JO  - Revista Medica de Chile
A1  - Jover, F.
A1  - Andreu, L.
A1  - Robert, J.
A1  - Merino, J.
SP  - 660
EP  - 662
VL  - 129
IS  - 6
N2  - The ingestion of iron-containing products is a potential toxicological emergency. It is a leading cause of pediatric unintentional ingestion fatalities because some iron-containing compounds are readily available (vitamin mixtures, iron pills). Among adults, it has been described as accidental overdoses (mainly in pregnancy) and as suicidal attempts. We report a 42 years old woman, admitted due to the intentional ingestion of iron pills with suicidal purposes. A plain abdominal X ray showed at least 20 pills in the gastric fundus and antrum. She was successfully treated with intravenous desferroxamine chelation. Plain abdominal X ray examination can be very useful in the diagnosis of acute iron poisoning.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0034-9887
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -