Successful therapy of iron intoxication in pregnancy with intravenous deferoxamine and whole bowel irrigation.
We describe the successful treatment of a severely iron-poisoned adult patient in week 26 of gestation with 10.2 g deferoxamine administered iv over 14 h and whole bowel irrigation (2 L/h of polyethylene glycol-electrolyte solution/nasogastric tube for 12 h) with a good maternal outcome and no adverse effects on the fetus.
Turk
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Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO.
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Ampuero
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D000328:Adult; D003676:Deferoxamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007422:Intestines; D007501:Iron / Q000506:poisoning*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
D007501:Iron; D003676:Deferoxamine