Ferrous sulfate toxicity: A review of autopsy findings

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-198

  Pestaner, Joseph P ^b   Ishak, Kamal G ^a   Mullick, Florabel G ^a   Centeno, José A ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b State of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferrous sulfate; Gastrointestinal hemorrhage; Overdose; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; IRON;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD VESSEL; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; IRON INTAKE; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; SMALL INTESTINE MUCOSA; STOMACH MUCOSA; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 0007835609     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02783871     Document Type: Article

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