Desferrioxamine infusion due to heparin interference with iron assay. A paediatric problem

Clin Chim Acta. 1997 May 28;261(2):191-3. doi: 10.1016/s0009-8981(97)06530-3.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / diagnosis
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / drug therapy
  • Blood Specimen Collection / methods*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Deferoxamine / therapeutic use*
  • Failure to Thrive / blood
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Female
  • Heparin*
  • Humans
  • Iron / blood*
  • Male

Substances

  • Heparin
  • Iron
  • Deferoxamine