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Hereditary Hemochromatosis., Om Parkash, Muhammad Akram
Hereditary Hemochromatosis., Om Parkash, Muhammad Akram
Department of Medicine
Objective: To describe the clinical and laboratory features of hereditary hemochromatosis associated liver disease in a tertiary care hospital.
Study Design: Observational study.
Place and Duration of Study: The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from January 2002 to October 2012.
Methodology: Charts of patients with Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HHC) were reviewed. Data collected and analyzedconsisting of clinical presentations, liver function tests, serum ferritin, transferrin saturation, hepatic imaging and histologyin patients with HHC.
Results: A total of 22 patients were identified as having hemochromatosis. All subjects were men with a mean age of 53 ± 9.2 years at the time of diagnosis. …