Hepatic iron overload associated with self-medication.
A patient with the incidental finding of an elevated serum ferritin level was found to have hepatic iron overload associated with iron injections. Liver disease is an example of one of the potential complications of folk remedies or patient self-medication that physicians may encounter, especially along the US-Mexican border.
al-Samman
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Department of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso 79905, USA.
Hernandez
J A
JA
Zuckerman
M J
MJ
Dudrey
E F
EF
Moldes
O
O
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000506:poisoning*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012651:Self Medication / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014168:Transferrin / Q000032:analysis
D014168:Transferrin; D005293:Ferritins; D007501:Iron