title: Hemochromatosis-like arthropathy in diabetes mellitus without hemochromatosis.
abstract: We describe 3 patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus who presented with hand pain and swollen joints. All 3 had radiographic changes in the affected joints typical of those associated with hemochromatosis. None of these patients had hemochromatosis. This is the first description of hemochromatosis-like arthropathy in diabetes mellitus without hemochromatosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Carrera
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography