TY - JOUR T1 - Splenic siderosis and parenteral iron dextran in maintenance haemodialysis patients. JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 59 LP - 64 DO - 10.1136/jcp.37.1.59 VL - 37 IS - 1 AU - J A Murray AU - D N Slater AU - M A Parsons AU - M Fox AU - S Smith AU - M M Platts Y1 - 1984/01/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/37/1/59.abstract N2 - The histological features of 40 spleens surgically removed from maintenance haemodialysis patients are reported. Twenty-four of the 40 (60%) showed massive iron loading and a significant direct correlation was found between iron loading and the amount of intravenous iron dextran administered. Since parenteral iron dextran appears to be a major factor in causing iron overload in haemodialysis patients its use as a method of iron replacement in these patients would appear inappropriate. ER -