Iron Skin Staining: A Rare but Permanent Complication Following IV Iron Infusion

Tiago Dias da Costa; António Mateus-Pinheiro; Sónia Moreira

doi:10.20344/amp.22136

Iron Skin Staining: A Rare but Permanent Complication Following IV Iron Infusion

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Tiago Dias da Costa Internal Medicine Department. Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra. Coimbra; Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Coimbra. Coimbra.
António Mateus-Pinheiro Internal Medicine Department. Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra. Coimbra; Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Coimbra. Coimbra.
Sónia Moreira Internal Medicine Department. Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra. Coimbra; Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Coimbra. Coimbra; European Reference Network for Rare Hereditary Metabolic Disorders (MetabERN). Coimbra.

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.22136

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Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials, Ferric Compounds/adverse effects, Iron/adverse effects, Skin Pigmentation/drug effects

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2024-11-18

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Dias da Costa T, Mateus-Pinheiro A, Moreira S. Iron Skin Staining: A Rare but Permanent Complication Following IV Iron Infusion. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2024 Nov. 18 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/22136

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