Anaphylactic shock secondary to intravenous iron sucrose in chronic kidney disease

Intravenous (IV) iron is an essential component of therapy of anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD). We present a rare case in which iron sucrose was infused to a patient of CKD and resulted in severe anaphylaxis and cardiac arrest minutes after starting the infusion. He was aggressively resuscita...

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Main Authors: VINEET BEHERA, VELU NAIR, RAJEEV CHAUHAN, SMRITI SINHA, VASANTHA R S KUMAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-08-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/1911