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Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Iron Metabolism Disorders > Iron Overload > Hemochromatosis
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Metal Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Hemochromatosis
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Metal Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Hemochromatosis

Preferred term

Hemochromatosis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Bronzed Cirrhoses
  • Bronzed Cirrhosis
  • Bronze Diabetes
  • Cirrhoses, Bronzed
  • Cirrhoses, Pigmentary
  • Cirrhosis, Bronzed
  • Cirrhosis, Pigmentary
  • Diabetes, Bronze
  • Diseases, Von Recklenhausen-Applebaum
  • Disease, Von Recklenhausen-Applebaum
  • Disorder, Iron Storage
  • Disorders, Iron Storage
  • Haemochromatoses
  • Haemochromatosis
  • Hemochromatose
  • Hemochromatoses
  • Iron Storage Disorder
  • Iron Storage Disorders
  • Pigmentary Cirrhoses
  • Pigmentary Cirrhosis
  • Recklenhausen-Applebaum Diseases, Von
  • Recklenhausen-Applebaum Disease, Von
  • Storage Disorder, Iron
  • Storage Disorders, Iron
  • Syndromes, Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard
  • Syndrome, Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard
  • Troisier Hanot Chauffard Syndrome
  • Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard Syndrome
  • Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard Syndromes
  • Von Recklenhausen Applebaum Disease
  • Von Recklenhausen-Applebaum Disease
  • Von Recklenhausen-Applebaum Diseases

Note

  • accumulation of hemosiderin in tissue

Scope note

  • A disorder of iron metabolism characterized by a triad of HEMOSIDEROSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; and DIABETES MELLITUS. It is caused by massive iron deposits in parenchymal cells that may develop after a prolonged increase of iron absorption. (Jablonski's Dictionary of Syndromes & Eponymic Diseases, 2d ed)

In other languages

  • hemokromatoosi

    Finnish

  • haemochromatosis
  • raudanvarastoitumistauti
  • Hemokromatos

    Swedish

  • Bronsdiabetes
  • Familjär hemokromatos
  • Jämtlandssjuka
  • Järninlagringssjukdom
  • Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard syndrom
  • Ärftlig hemokromatos

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006432

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