bronze diabetes
haemochromatosis BrE
hemochromatosis AmE

Sometimes called primary hemochromatosis, bronze diabetes, pigmentary cirrhosis or iron overload disease.

Thus, all are occasional symptoms of (e.g) hemochromatosis, another name for which is "bronze diabetes".

Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard syndrome is a form of diabetes mellitus sometimes known as "bronze diabetes".

The syndrome has several other names, such as "primary hemochromatosis", "bronze diabetes", "pigmentary cirrhosis" and "iron overload disease".

This condition can often be reversed with treatment for haemochromatosis.

One possible symptom of haemochromatosis is susceptibility to infections from these species.

For example, similar to alcoholism, haemochromatosis can cause cirrhosis of the liver.

Routine screening of the general population for hereditary haemochromatosis is generally not done.

Screening for haemochromatosis is recommended if the patient has a parent, child or sibling with the disease.

Long term effects of haemochromatosis on these organs can be very serious, even fatal when untreated.

The term "haemochromatosis" is used by many different sources in many different ways.

There exist other causes of excess iron accumulation, which have to be considered before haemochromatosis is diagnosed.

The same is true for haemochromatosis (iron overload), although it is frequently omitted.

Organs commonly affected by haemochromatosis are the liver, heart, and endocrine glands.

The arthropathy can therefore be an early clue as to the diagnosis of haemochromatosis.

The condition may be reversible when haemochromatosis is treated and excess iron stores reduced.

Haemochromatosis may present with the following clinical syndromes:

Some disorders do not normally cause haemochromatosis on their own, but may do so in the presence of other predisposing factors.

Haemochromatosis - a common but debilitating genetic disorder characterized by the chronic accumulation of iron in the body.

The term "haemochromatosis" has also been in contexts where there had not been a known genetic association for the iron accumulation.

Other definitions distinguishing haemochromatosis or haemosiderosis that are occasionally used include:

The standard of practice in diagnosis of haemochromatosis was recently reviewed by Pietrangelo.

Liver cancer: Cirrhosis and haemochromatosis together will increase the risk of liver cancer.

(Nearly one-third of people with haemochromatosis and cirrhosis eventually develop liver cancer.)

Increased pigmentation of the skin (Haemochromatosis)

Nonetheless, a linkage has been found between A3-B7 haplotype and haemochromatosis.

Haemosiderosis is iron overload that does not cause tissue damage, while haemochromatosis does.

There are also juvenile forms of hereditary haemochromatosis that present in childhood with the same consequences of iron overload.

Genetic studies suggest the original haemochromatosis mutation arose in a single person, possibly of Celtic ethnicity, who lived 60-70 generations ago.

Hemochromatosis is treated just by taking blood from people every 2 months.

Does my family need to be tested if I have hemochromatosis?

You have a higher risk of hemochromatosis if someone else in your family has or had the condition.

The most common form of hemochromatosis is passed down through the genes in families.

Most people with hemochromatosis notice symptoms when they are age 40 to 60.

If hemochromatosis is recognized early, it can be treated before other problems start.

The cause was complications from hemochromatosis, a blood disorder, his family said.

Hemochromatosis can be found early with a blood test.

In late 1995 Clark found out he had a rare disease, hemochromatosis.

Hemochromatosis is much more common in men than in women.

Recent studies of families with hemochromatosis have shown that the disease is far more common than previously thought.

You could also inherit a liver disease such as hemochromatosis.

Hemochromatosis happens when too much iron builds up in the body.

But without treatment, hemochromatosis will continue storing iron in the body.

The most common type of hemochromatosis runs in families.

Most of the time hemochromatosis is caused by a gene that runs in families.

See whether other liver conditions, such as hemochromatosis and Wilson's disease, are present.

Recently, genetic defects have been found in some families with a history of hemochromatosis.

This led to the study of the iron-overload disease hemochromatosis.

Having hemochromatosis in your family doesn't mean that you will automatically get it.

In men, hereditary hemochromatosis is usually found between the ages of 40 and 60.

Many cases of hemochromatosis are at first confused with chronic hepatitis.

Article: Do all hemochromatosis patients have the same origin?

Hemochromatosis causes extra iron to build up in the liver.

Married for twenty years; his wife died from hemochromatosis.