Oral Mucosal Ulceration due to Ferrous Sulphate Tablets: Report of a Case

From Volume 33, Issue 10, December 2006 | Pages 632-633

Authors

Terry A Jones

BDS, MBChB, MFGDP(UK), MFDS RCPS(Glasg), CertMIRCS(Ed), AMIBiol

Foundation Year 1 Doctor in General Surgery, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham B18 7QH

Articles by Terry A Jones

Satyesh C Parmar

BChD, BMedSci, BM BS, FDS RCS, FRCS

Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK

Articles by Satyesh C Parmar

Abstract

Recurrent oral ulceration due to underlying iron-deficiency anaemia is already recognized. However, this case report describes a 78-year-old lady who developed severe ulceration of the tongue and floor of the mouth as a result of the treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia with ferrous sulphate tablets. Withdrawal of the ferrous sulphate tablets and replacement with ferrous fumarate syrup led to resolution of the lesion.

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