Hemochromatosis, alcoholism and unhealthy dietary fat: a case report

Abstract Background Hereditary hemochromatosis is an autosomal recessive disorder where the clinical phenotype of skin pigmentation and organ damage occurs only in homozygotes. Simple heterozygotes, that is, just C282Y, typically do not develop iron overload. Here we present a case where a simple he...

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Main Authors: Venkatachalam Shobi, Awe Adeseye, Ballard Billy, Kalliny Medhat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02610-7