Hepatic iron overload associated with self-medication

Hepatic iron overload associated with self-medication

A patient with the incidental finding of an elevated serum ferritin level was found to have hepatic iron overload associated with iron injections. Liver disease is an example of one of the potential complications of folk remedies or patient self-medication that physicians may encounter, especially a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1995-06, Vol.88 (6), p.654-656
Hauptverfasser: al-Samman, M, Hernandez, J A, Zuckerman, M J, Dudrey, E F, Moldes, O
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Ferritins - blood
Humans
Iron - blood
Iron - pharmacokinetics
Iron - poisoning
Liver - drug effects
Liver - metabolism
Liver - pathology
Middle Aged
Self Medication - adverse effects
Transferrin - analysis
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Zusammenfassung:A patient with the incidental finding of an elevated serum ferritin level was found to have hepatic iron overload associated with iron injections. Liver disease is an example of one of the potential complications of folk remedies or patient self-medication that physicians may encounter, especially along the US-Mexican border.
ISSN:0038-4348
DOI:10.1097/00007611-199506000-00012