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Descriptor
English
:
Hemochromatosis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Hemocromatosis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Hemocromatose
Synonyms
English
:
Diabetes, Bronze
Tree Number:
C16.320.565.618.337
C18.452.565.500.480
C18.452.648.618.337
Definition
English
:
A disorder of iron
metabolism
characterized by a triad of
HEMOSIDEROSIS
;
LIVER CIRRHOSIS
; and
DIABETES MELLITUS
. It is caused by massive iron deposits in parenchymal cells that may develop after a prolonged increase of iron
absorption
. (Jablonski's
Dictionary
of Syndromes & Eponymic Diseases, 2d ed)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
accumulation of
hemosiderin
in tissue
See Related
English
:
Hepcidins
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
6582
Unique Identifier:
D006432
Occurrence in VHL
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