Iron poisoning: assessment of radiography in diagnosis and management.
Severe acute iron poisoning developed in a 1 1/2-year-old child who had eaten an iron preparation that resembles a popular chocolate candy. Tablets containing iron, with and without vitamins, and the sugar-coated candy of similar appearance, were radiographed with human gastric juice in vitro. Times of dissolution of the radiopaque tablets were noted, to assess the value of abdominal radiographs in the diagnosis and management of acute iron poisoning.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005750:Gastric Juice; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007223:Infant; D007501:Iron / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013607:Tablets
D013607:Tablets; D007501:Iron