Hemosiderosis with diabetes mellitus in untransfused hemoglobin H disease
โ Scribed by Chim, C.S.; Chan, Vivian; Todd, D.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 155 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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โฆ Synopsis
A 37-year-old untransfused, non-drinking man with Hemoglobin H-CS disease presented with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, markedly elevated serum ferritin level, and marked iron deposition in hepatocytes. He did not carry either of the two common mutations of the HLA-H gene for hereditary hemochromatosis, namely, Cys282Tyr and His68Asp, nor did he have the associated HLA marker (HLA-A3, B7 nor B-14) for the disease. Patient with HbH disease should be monitored for iron overload. Am.
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