Severe iron intoxication treated with exchange transfusion

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 321-322

  Carlsson, M ^a   Cortes, D ^a   Jepsen, S ^a   Kanstrup, T ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; IRON; SIDEROPHORE;

ANION GAP; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE LAVAGE; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON OVERLOAD; LETHARGY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PILL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH LAVAGE; VOMITING; BLOOD; DRUG COMBINATION; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY;

DEFEROXAMINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION, WHOLE BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; IRON; SIDEROPHORES;

EID: 42249109692     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.123240     Document Type: Article

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