AN ADVERSE EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH INTRAVENOUS IRON INFUSION, A LIMB-THREATENING CELLULITIS IN PREGNANT LADY

Abstract

Iron deficiency anemia is acute morbidity in pregnant women and can pose serious risks to the mother and the child. Oral iron therapy is inefficient for treatment for this condition due to side effects and non-compliance. Hence, parenteral iron therapy is preferred in pregnant patients as it has little to no adverse effects and treats the patient rapidly. Iron sucrose is recommended as it is safe and can be used as an alternative to other parenteral iron therapies. Other iron agents and immune mechanisms often release bioactive iron in the system, leading to oxidative stress and other side effects. Iron sucrose has been proven effective and safer than other iron alternatives; this report shows a pregnant woman with severe iron deficiency who experienced a fatal anaphylactic reaction to iron sucrose.