title: Oral mucosal ulceration due to ferrous sulphate tablets: report of a case.
abstract: Recurrent oral ulceration due to underlying iron-deficiency anaemia is already recognized. However, this case report describes a 78-year-old lady who developed severe ulceration of the tongue and floor of the mouth as a result of the treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia with ferrous sulphate tablets. Withdrawal of the ferrous sulphate tablets and replacement with ferrous fumarate syrup led to resolution of the lesion.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham B18 7QH, UK.
authors.forename: Terry A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Satyesh C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Parmar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006397:Hematinics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000187:drug effects*; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013607:Tablets; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D006397:Hematinics; D013607:Tablets; C020748:ferrous sulfate