[Acute poisoning by I.M. iron. Report of a fatal case (author's transl)]. 1978

M Menéndez, and M Galbe, and M J Antuńa, and M A Del Campo, and E Rodríguez-Vigil

The case of a five months-old child who received 44 mg/Kg of Fe-sorbitol I.M. by mistake is reported. That dose is about ten times the usual standard dosage. After an initial vague symptomatology, followed by transitory improvement, she developed a serious metabolic acidosis, renal and hepatic failure and generalized convulsions. The clinical picture could not be controlled by general supportive treatment, desferroxamine administration and exanguino-transfusion.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007273 Injections, Intramuscular Forceful administration into a muscle of liquid medication, nutrient, or other fluid through a hollow needle piercing the muscle and any tissue covering it. Intramuscular Injections,Injection, Intramuscular,Intramuscular Injection
D007501 Iron A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN. Iron-56,Iron 56
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013012 Sorbitol A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures. It is also used in many manufacturing processes, as a pharmaceutical aid, and in several research applications. Glucitol,Medevac,Sorbilax,Yal,klysma Sorbit

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