TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Fatal overdose of iron tablets in adults
JO  - Indian journal of critical care medicine
A1  - Abhilash, Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar
A1  - Arul, J. Jonathan
A1  - Bala, Divya
SP  - 311
EP  - 313
VL  - 17
IS  - 5
N2  - Acute iron toxicity is usually seen in children with accidental ingestion of iron-containing syrups. However, the literature on acute iron toxicity with suicidal intent in adults is scant. We report, the first instance of two adults with fatal ingestion of a single drug overdose with iron tablets from India. Two young adults developed severe gastro-intestinal bleeding and fulminant hepatic failure 48 h after deliberate consumption of large doses of iron tablets. Serum iron levels measured 36 h after ingestion were normal presumably due to the redistribution of iron to the intracellular compartment. Despite aggressive supportive management in medical intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital, the patients succumbed to the toxic doses of iron.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0972-5229
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.120326
ID  - ref1
ER  -