DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2021.v09i09.009

Pages: 863-865

Iron intoxication can occur accidentally in children or intentionally by adults as a suicide attempt. Serious iron toxicity depends upon the amount of elemental iron ingested, the peak serum iron concentration measured before 6 hours after ingestion, and the presence of clinical manifestations of toxicity. The aim of this case report is to demonstrate that the clinical manifestations may be not related to the amount of elemental iron ingested and that oral iron chelator can be used as an antidote for an iron poisoning.