Severe and prolonged hypophosphatemia after intravenous iron administration in a malnourished patient
Fierz, Y.; Kenmeni, R.; Lier, F.; Pralong, F.; Bertrand, P.C. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2013 · Heft 3 · S. 1 bis 1
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Introduction: Intravenous iron administration has been reported to induce hypophosphatemia via an increase of FGF 23, an inhibitor of renal phosphate reabsorption and 1,25-(OH)2 vitamin D production. This serious and potentially life threatening side effect is not widely acknowledged and little is known about the effects of intravenous iron on phosphate homeostasis in the setting of malnutrition. Objectives: - Methods: - Results: We report a case of severe and prolonged hypophosphatemia associated with intravenous iron administration in a 24-year-old malnourished woman (anorexia/bulimia nervosa, BMI variable bet…