[Hemochromatosis--disease of concern of rheumatologist].
Hemochromatosis is an congenital metabolic disorder depending on increase in intestinal iron absorbtion. That result in many systemic disorders and organ failure including arthralgia, occuring usually between 30 and 50 year of life. These symptoms precede liver cirrhosis with few years. We are describing the case of 40 years man with seronegative arthritis diagnosed for hemochromatosis proven in further diagnostics.
Wódecki
Marek
M
Klinika Reumatologii Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej ul. Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252 Szczecin.
Butkiewicz-Trzcińska
Beata
B
Brzosko
Marek
M
D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D018962:Phlebotomy; D011859:Radiography; D014168:Transferrin / Q000032:analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D014168:Transferrin; D007501:Iron