Acute iron poisoning.
Intoxications with ferrous compounds are uncommon but ferrous sulphate is most frequently involved. Ferrous fumarate is less toxic than ferrous sulphate. Two cases of ferrous fumarate poisoning that resulted in digestive mucosal lesions are reported.
Ben Mokhtar
H
H
Intensive Care Unit, Centre dássistance Medicale Urgente, Tunis, Tunisia.
Thabet
H
H
Brahmi
N
N
Zaghdoudi
I
I
Hédhili
A
A
Hamouda
C
C
Amamou
M
M
D000208:Acute Disease; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
D005296:Ferrous Compounds; C031621:ferrous fumarate