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Fatal Iron Toxicity in an Adult: Clinical Profile and Review

Acute iron toxicity is usually seen in children with accidental ingestion of iron-containing syrups. However, the literature on acute iron toxicity with suicidal intent in adults is scant. We report an instance wherein an adult committed suicide by ingestion of multiple iron tablets. Delay in treatm...

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Autores principales: Sane, Mandar Ramachandra, Malukani, Kamal, Kulkarni, Rashmi, Varun, Abhishek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6259445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30598567
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_188_18