CASE REPORT ON ITCHING AND GIDDINESS INDUCED BY IRON SUPPLEMENTS
Journal Title: Mintage journal of pharmaceutical and medical sciences - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Objectives: Dengue is a break bone fever caused by virus leading to low levels of blood counts affecting organs like liver and bone marrow. Treatment is essential as it develops life-threatening dengue shock syndrome. Case: A patient aged 16years, gender female was admitted with the complaint of a headache and loss of appetite & was diagnosed as dengue with thrombocytopenia. Iron deficiency was confirmed by blood reports. Method: Patient was treated with IV antibiotics like ceftriaxone, IV fluids, and other symptomatic treatments. Iron profile showed iron deficiency anemia, due to which iron supplements was started [Inj ferric carboxy maltose]. As she had adverse drug reaction: itching and giddiness after the administration of iron supplements, the drug was stopped. Inj Pheniramine maleate was started because of the reaction. The patient was doing well and discharged with Hb level of 9.9mg/dL, platelet count of 105,000 cells/cumm and other medications was continued.Conclusion: Medications and the related adverse reactions are to be considered important which emphasizes the reporting, analysis and prevention of medication error are to be given topmost importance for patient safety.
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ardeshna a nishita, r srinivasan
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