Bone marrow failure disease patients are at risk for
developing iron overload if they have had more than 20 units of packed red blood cells.
Children who receive transfusions may eventually
develop iron overload and need to take additional medications (iron chelation therapy) in order to remove excess iron from the body.
Many people with this condition never
develop iron overload.
Of those who do
develop iron overload, only a small number develop symptoms.
Not exact matches
«A high intake of
iron in
developed societies may, over time, lead to a physiological state of
iron overload in postmenopausal women.