Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to overdose desferrioxamine: report of a child.
In this article, we present an 18-month-old girl with acute iron poisoning who died from acute respiratory distress syndrome due to overdose of desferrioxamine. Our purpose is to emphasize the importance of close follow-up children with acute iron poisoning for desferrioxamine toxicity.
Atas
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Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
Caksen
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Tuncer
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Oner
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Kirimi
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Akbayram
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D003676:Deferoxamine / Q000506:poisoning*; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*; D017262:Siderophores / Q000506:poisoning*
D017262:Siderophores; D003676:Deferoxamine