Hemochromatosis--disease of concern of rheumatologist
Wódecki, M.; Butkiewicz-Trzcińska, B.; Brzosko, M.
Annales Academiae Medicae Stetinensis 52(Suppl 2): 81-83
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 1427-440X PMID: 17471841 Document Number: 599288
Hemochromatosis is an congenital metabolic disorder depending on increase in intestinal iron absorbtion. That result in many systemic disorders and organ failure including arthralgia, occuring usually between 30 and 50 year of life. These symptoms precede liver cirrhosis with few years. We are describing the case of 40 years man with seronegative arthritis diagnosed for hemochromatosis proven in further diagnostics.