Near-fatal ferrous sulfate poisoning:A case report of successful conservative management
作者机构:Rashid HospitalDubaiUnited Arab Emirates Medeor HospitalDubaiUnited Arab Emirates
出 版 物:《Journal of Acute Disease》 (急性病杂志(英文版))
年 卷 期:2022年第11卷第6期
页 面:247-250页
学科分类:0401[教育学-教育学] 04[教育学] 1002[医学-临床医学]
主 题:Iron Toxicity N-acetylcysteine Deferoxamine Liver failure
摘 要:Rationale:Acute iron poisoning is commonly seen in a pediatric population caused by accidental ingestion of iron *** describe a case of iron poisoning who presented to the hospital following intentional near-fatal ingestion of ferrous ***’s Concern:A 14-years-old previously healthy female patient presented to the emergency department with a history of an intentional overdose of 80 ferrous sulfate ***:Ferrous sulfate ***:The patient developed acute fulminant liver failure 24 h after of the *** was managed conservatively,mainly with deferoxamine and N-acetylcysteine while awaiting transfer to a liver transplant ***:The patient responded well to medical therapy and was discharged on the 9th day of intensive care unit ***:This case highlights the patient’s successful recovery with prompt conservative *** iron toxicity can be treated with early use of deferoxamine and N-acetylcysteine where a liver transplant facility is not available.