ferrous-fumarate and Acute-Disease

Intoxications with ferrous compounds are uncommon but ferrous sulphate is most frequently involved. Ferrous fumarate is less toxic than ferrous sulphate. Two cases of ferrous fumarate poisoning that resulted in digestive mucosal lesions are reported.

Topics: Acute Disease; Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Female; Ferrous Compounds; Humans; Intestinal Mucosa; Suicide, Attempted

Acute accidental iron poisoning is a common serious and potentially fatal intoxication in the young child. Approximately 1 per cent of such poisonings have a fatal outcome, and outcome is closely related to the early onset of coma or shock. Long-term prognosis is excellent for all survivors of the acute episode, although there are occasional obstructive complications occurring four to six weeks later.

Topics: Acute Disease; Animals; Cardiovascular Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Child; Child, Preschool; Deferoxamine; Diagnosis, Differential; Emergencies; Ferrous Compounds; Gastric Lavage; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Humans; Infant; Ipecac; Iron; Prognosis; Risk; Time Factors; Triage