Hepatic failure due to massive iron ingestion successfully treated with liver transplantation.
A 3-year-old female had fulminant hepatic and renal failure due to massive iron ingestion, despite gastric lavage, deferoxamine administration, hemodialysis and continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration. She underwent a successful emergency liver transplantation on 5th day after ingestion and was discharged 25 days later with excellent liver and renal function.
Kozaki
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Department of Transplantation, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, USA.
Egawa
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Garcia-Kennedy
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Cox
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KL
Lindsay
J
J
Esquivel
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CO
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003676:Deferoxamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005751:Gastric Lavage; D006440:Hemofiltration; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced
D007501:Iron; D003676:Deferoxamine