Haemochromatosis presenting as severe cardiac failure in a young adolescent.
A 13-year-old girl, who presented almost moribund in severe heart failure, was shown to have haemochromatosis. Repeated venesection has led to return of normal cardiac function. This adolescent would appear to be the youngest patient described with haemochromatosis whose initial presentation was that of congestive cardiac failure.
Menahem
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Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Salmon
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Dennett
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D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans