Hypersensitivity to Intravenous Iron Preparations

• Main Authors: Silvia Caimmi (Author), Giuseppe Crisafulli (Author), Fabrizio Franceschini (Author), Lucia Liotti (Author), Annamaria Bianchi (Author), Paolo Bottau (Author), Francesca Mori (Author), Paolo Triggiano (Author), Claudia Paglialunga (Author), Francesca Saretta (Author), Arianna Giannetti (Author), Giampaolo Ricci (Author), Carlo Caffarelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Intravenous iron is widely used for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia when adherence to oral iron replacement is poor. Acute hypersensitivity reactions during iron infusions are very rare but can be life threatening. Major risk factors for hypersensitivity reactions include a previous reaction...