title: Neonatal haemochromatosis associated with Down syndrome.
abstract: METHODS
  The clinical course of a child with neonatal haemochromatosis associated with Down syndrome is described, using case notes and post-mortem examination.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient died of liver failure on day 36. Post-mortem examination showed siderosis of liver, pancreas, heart, kidney and thyroid.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Neonatal haemochromatosis is a rare paediatric disease, the aetiology of which is unknown. Evidence suggests a disorder of fetoplacental iron handling with implications for recurrence in future pregnancies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Caritas Medical Centre, Shamshuipo, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000209:etiology