TY - JOUR T1 - Pancytopenia caused by iron-dextran. JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 194 LP - 196 DO - 10.1136/adc.61.2.194 VL - 61 IS - 2 AU - H Hurvitz AU - E Kerem AU - E Gross-Kieselstein AU - A Brand AU - D Branski Y1 - 1986/02/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/61/2/194.abstract N2 - Pancytopenia after intramuscular iron-dextran treatment occurred in an infant with Down's syndrome. Haematological abnormalities recurred on subsequent challenge. Positive migration inhibiting factor and mast cell degranulation tests support an allergic pathogenesis for the pancytopenia. These side effects have not been reported previously. ER -