title: Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to overdose desferrioxamine: report of a child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Atas
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Caksen
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Oner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kirimi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akbayram
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D017262:Siderophores; D003676:Deferoxamine