Development of an inflammatory synovitis following total-dose infusion of iron-dextran. A case report

Brighton, S.W.; de la Harpe, A.L.

South African Medical Journal 62(4): 141-142

1982


ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574
PMID: 7089806
Document Number: 196085
Total-dose iron-dextran infusions have been reported to cause exacerbation of the disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. A case of prolonged polyarthritis following a total-dose iron-dextran infusion in a patient with no evidence of rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis is reported.

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