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Hemochromatosis |
Bronze Diabetes; Bronzed cirrhosis; Familial Hemochromatosis; genetic hemochromatosis; Haemochromatosis; Hemochromatoses; Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HHC); HFE-associated hemochromatosis; HLAH; Iron storage disorder; Pigmentary cirrhosis; Primary Hemochromatosis; Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard syndrome; Von Recklenhausen-Applebaum disease |
Hemochromatosis is a disorder that causes the body to absorb too much iron from the diet. The excess iron is stored in the body's tissues and organs, particularly the heart, liver, pancreas, and joints. Because humans cannot increase excretion of iron, the extra iron accumulates over time and eventually can damage the tissue or organ. Genetic changes are related to the following types of hemochromatosis. hemochromatosis, neonatal hemochromatosis, type 1 hemochromatosis, type 2 hemochromatosis, type 3 hemochromatosis, type 4 The signs and symptoms of hemochromatosis result from damage to tissues and organs that experience an overload of iron. For example, iron deposits in the joints can cause joint pain. In the most common form of hemochromatosis (type 1), early symptoms are nonspecific and may include fatigue, joint pain, abdominal pain, impotence, and loss of sex drive. Later signs and symptoms include arthritis, liver disease, diabetes, heart abnormalities, and skin discoloration. The age of onset for symptoms varies with the type of hemochromatosis, from newborn (neonatal hemochromatosis) to midlife (type 1 hemochromatosis).
Haemochromatosis, also spelled hemochromatosis, is a hereditary disease cha ...
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Hemochromatosis Symptoms1-2 of 4 more...
Signs and symptoms
... Although the genetic defect that causes hemochromatosis is present at birth, most people don''t experience signs and symptoms until later in life — usually between the ages of 30 and 50 in men a...
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Causes ... Iron plays an essential role in the formation of both hemoglobin — a protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen from your lungs to all the tissues of your body — and myoglobin, a fo...
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Complications
... Untreated, hemochromatosis can lead to a number of complications, especially in your joints and in organs where excess iron tends to be stored — your liver, pancreas and heart. Many of these com...
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Treatment ... Doctors can treat hemochromatosis safely and effectively by removing blood from your body (phlebotomy) on a regular basis, just as if you were donating blood. But in this case, the goal is to reduce y...
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Inherited Liver Diseases
... The two most common inherited liver diseases are hemochromatosis, and alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency. Hemochromatosis Hemochromatosis is a disease in which deposits of iron collect in the liver and o...
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Hemochromatosis Articles
- Digestive Diseases Dictionary
... This dictionary defines words that are often used when talking or writing about digestive diseases. It is designed for people who have digestive diseases and their families and friends. The words are ... - Genes and Disease: Hereditary hemochromatosis
... Hereditary hemochromatosis is an inherited disorder that increases the amount of iron that the body absorbs from the gut. Symptoms are caused by this excess iron being deposited in multiple organs of ... - Hemochromatosis
... Excess iron is stored in body tissues, especially the liver, heart, and pancreas. Hemochromatosis, the most common form of iron overload disease, is an inherited disorder that causes the body to absor... - Hemochromatosis
... Hemochromatosis is a disorder that causes the body to absorb too much iron from the diet. The excess iron is stored in the body's tissues and organs, particularly the heart, liver, pancreas, and j...
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