Abstract
The case of a 43-year-old male is presented, with diagnosed diabetes mellitus,heart failure, skin pigmentation, hepatic cirhosis, and hereditary hemochromatosis confirmed by liver biopsy. The objective of this publication is to have hemochromatosis in mind as a differential diagnosis in a middle-aged patient with several pathologies and organs involved.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Biopsy
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Hemochromatosis / genetics*
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Hemochromatosis / therapy
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Humans
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Iron / blood
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Iron / metabolism
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Liver / metabolism
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Liver / pathology
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Liver Cirrhosis / genetics*
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Liver Cirrhosis / pathology
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Liver Function Tests
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Male
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Phlebotomy
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Skin Pigmentation
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Transferrin / analysis
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Transferrin / metabolism
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Treatment Outcome