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  2. Hereditary haemochromatosis - Wikipedia

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    Haemochromatosis is protean in its manifestations, i.e., often presenting with signs or symptoms suggestive of other diagnoses that affect specific organ systems.Many of the signs and symptoms below are uncommon, and most patients with the hereditary form of haemochromatosis do not show any overt signs of disease nor do they have premature morbidity, if they are diagnosed early, but, more ...

  3. Iron overload - Wikipedia

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    Iron overload (also known as haemochromatosis or hemochromatosis) is the abnormal and increased accumulation of total iron in the body, leading to organ damage. [1] The primary mechanism of organ damage is oxidative stress, as elevated intracellular iron levels increase free radical formation via the Fenton reaction.

  4. Haemochromatosis type 3 - Wikipedia

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    Treatment for hemochromatosis type 3 may include reducing iron levels by removing blood (phlebotomy), iron chelation therapy, diet changes, and treatment for complications of the disease. The purpose of the treatment is to reduce the amount of iron in the body to normal levels, prevent or delay organ damage from excess iron, and maintain normal ...

  5. List of hematologic conditions - Wikipedia

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    Iron-deficiency anemia: D50: 6947: Iron-deficiency anemia (or iron deficiency anaemia) is a common anemia that occurs when iron loss (often from intestinal bleeding or menses) occurs, and/or the dietary intake or absorption of iron is insufficient. In such a state, hemoglobin, which contains iron, cannot be formed. [5] Plummer–Vinson syndrome ...

  6. Why might young women and girls struggle with iron deficiency?

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    A recent study finds that 40% of young women and girls are deficient in iron, but their symptoms are often dismissed by some doctors. A ’startling’ number of young women and girls are ...

  7. Latent iron deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Latent iron deficiency (LID), also called iron-deficient erythropoiesis, [1] is a medical condition in which there is evidence of iron deficiency without anemia (normal hemoglobin level). [2] It is important to assess this condition because individuals with latent iron deficiency may develop iron-deficiency anemia.

  8. Can I be iron deficient but not anemic? What to know. - AOL

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    In women, iron deficiency anemia has also been linked to mortality during pregnancy, lower birth rates, difficulty with milk production and possible lower IQs in children if the iron deficiency ...

  9. Neuroferritinopathy - Wikipedia

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    Neuroferritinopathy is a genetic neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the accumulation of iron in the basal ganglia, cerebellum, and motor cortex of the human brain. . Symptoms, which are extrapyramidal in nature, progress slowly and generally do not become apparent until adulthood