Citation

Arroyave C, Salvador E, Nogué S, Munne P. Rev. Toxicol. 2005; 22(1): 41-43.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Asociación Española de Toxicología)

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Abstract

Iron intoxication may cause a multiorganic failure that may lead to death and, in some countries, it is the second cause of death in pregnants due to intoxication. We show the case of a 27-years old patient, thirty weeks pregnant, who ingested 30 mg/kg of ferrous sulfate in a suicide attempt. She had some gastrointestinal symptoms such as gastritis. The presence of radio-opaque pills was observed in an abdominal radiography. Therefore, a digestive descontamination treatment with polietilenglicol was initiated. The serum concentratrion of iron was normal, and for this reason, deferoxamine treatment was unecessary. After an observativon period, she was asymtomatic and she was discharged from the hospital. Her pregnancy was normal and she delivered a healthy child without malformations. We review the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and treatment of iron intoxication with special emphasis on the pregnant patient.

Language: es

Keywords

adult; human; female; Pregnancy; case report; suicide attempt; pregnancy; article; clinical feature; macrogol; benzodiazepine derivative; ferrous sulfate; iron overload; intestine lavage; deferoxamine; abdominal radiography; Deferoxamine; drug detoxification; gastritis; Iron overdose