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Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2007 22(2):661-662; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl533
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Severe intravascular haemolysis and acute renal failure following intravenous administration of iron dextran
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Parenteral administration of iron is occasionally required for treating iron deficiency anaemia in patients with intolerable side effects to, or impaired absorption of, oral iron preparations. However, intravenous administration of iron preparations, as opposed to oral iron, carries a risk of serious adverse reactions [13]; the use of iron dextran has especially been associated with allergic reactions [4,5]. Severe haematological adverse reactions to parental iron administration have not been previously published. We
Department of Renal Medicine
Aarhus University Hospital
Denmark
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