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Hemochromatosis(Topical Term)

Preferred form: Hemochromatosis
Used for/see from:
  • n: Bronze Diabetes
  • n: Bronzed Cirrhosis
  • n: Familial Hemochromatosis
  • n: Genetic Hemochromatosis
  • n: Haemochromatosis
  • n: Hemochromatoses
  • n: Iron Storage Disorder
  • n: Pigmentary Cirrhosis
  • n: Primary Hemochromatosis
  • n: Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard Syndrome
  • n: Von Recklenhausen-Applebaum Disease
  • Diabetes, Bronze
  • n: Bronzed Cirrhoses
  • n: Cirrhoses, Bronzed
  • n: Cirrhoses, Pigmentary
  • n: Cirrhosis, Bronzed
  • n: Cirrhosis, Pigmentary
  • n: Disease, Von Recklenhausen-Applebaum
  • n: Diseases, Von Recklenhausen-Applebaum
  • n: Disorder, Iron Storage
  • n: Disorders, Iron Storage
  • n: Familial Hemochromatoses
  • n: Genetic Hemochromatoses
  • n: Haemochromatoses
  • n: Hemochromatose
  • n: Hemochromatoses, Familial
  • n: Hemochromatoses, Genetic
  • n: Hemochromatosis, Familial
  • n: Hemochromatosis, Genetic
  • n: Iron Storage Disorders
  • n: Pigmentary Cirrhoses
  • n: Recklenhausen-Applebaum Disease, Von
  • n: Recklenhausen-Applebaum Diseases, Von
  • n: Storage Disorder, Iron
  • n: Storage Disorders, Iron
  • n: Syndrome, Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard
  • n: Syndromes, Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard
  • n: Troisier Hanot Chauffard Syndrome
  • n: Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard Syndromes
  • n: Von Recklenhausen Applebaum Disease
  • n: Von Recklenhausen-Applebaum Diseases
See also:

accumulation of hemosiderin in tissue

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)

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