Intravenous iron is often preferred in postpartum anemia, in order to get more rapid effect and avoid gastrointestinal side effects of oral iron. It is known as a convenient and safe method in iron-deficient anemia with minimal harmful side effects. H...
Intravenous iron is often preferred in postpartum anemia, in order to get more rapid effect and avoid gastrointestinal side effects of oral iron. It is known as a convenient and safe method in iron-deficient anemia with minimal harmful side effects. However, there have occasionally been rare adverse symptoms such as myalgia, arthralgia, and shortness of breath after administration of intravenous iron. In this case, we have observed leg muscle cramps and dyspnea right after injecting intravenous iron sucrose in a woman with postpartum hemorrhage.