A Case of Secondary Hemochromatosis

Case Reports in Clinical Practice

Neda Faraji¹  Morteza Daraei²  Narjes Zarei Jalalabadi²  Samaneh Parsa² 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, Baharlo Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.;Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.;

关键词: Hemochromatosis;    Iron overload;    Thalassemia;   

DOI  :  10.18502/crcp.v5i4.5057

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

A 28-year-old woman with a history of transfusion-dependent thalassemia major who did not receive any iron-chelating agent presented with symptoms of iron overload with marked diffuse increased liver density. Eventually, the diagnosis of secondary hemochromatosis was done based on the aforementioned history, laboratory, and imaging findings.

【 授权许可】

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