[Acute iron poisoning : Successful treatment of a potentially fatal suicidal attempt]. / Akute Eisenintoxikation : Erfolgreiche Therapie einer potenziell tödlichen parasuizidalen Geste.

We present the case of a patient who took 150 mg per kg bodyweight of iron in a suicidal attempt. We illustrate the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures required to successfully cope with this poisoning, which is, by surprise, potentially lethal.