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Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to overdose desferrioxamine: report of a child

Atas B 1 , Caksen H 2 , Tuncer O 3 , Oner AF 4 , Kirimi E 5 , Akbayram S 6

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  • 1 Atas B, MD. Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey
  • 2 Caksen H, MD. Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey
  • 3 Tuncer O, MD. Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey
  • 4 Oner A F, MD. Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey
  • 5 Kirimi E, MD. Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey
  • 6 Akbayram S, MD. Yuzuncu Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey
Med J Malaysia, 2005 Mar;60(1):91-3.
PMID: 16250288

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.

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