Iron Sepsis:Yersinia enterocoliticaSepticemia Possibly Caused by an Overdose of Iron

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To the Editor: In 1982, Melby and colleagues in Norway reported on two previously healthy children who ingested an overdose of iron and were treated with deferoxamine; Yersinia enterocolitica septicemia subsequently developed in these children.1 We report a case of iron overdose and acute Y. enterocolitica septicemia in the United States.A 15-month-old boy (a twin) was examined four to six hours after he had ingested approximately 30 tablets of ferrous sulfate (160 mg of elemental iron per kilogram of body weight). Syrup of ipecac was administered, and fragments of iron tablets were noted in the vomitus. An abdominal radiograph . . .