title: Hereditary hemochromatosis: a rare disease in Iran.
abstract: Hereditary hemochromatosis is a common cause of chronic liver disease in western countries. No report of this disease has appeared from Iran and the few studies which have focused on chronic liver disease have failed to identify a single case of hemochromatosis. In this report, we present the first case of hereditary hemochromatosis during our 25 years of gastroenterology practice in Iran.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nobakht
authors.forename: Shahin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Merat
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malekzadeh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed