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Hereditary hemochromatosis in practice
Authors: M. Kollár
Authors‘ workplace: Gastroenterologická ambulance, Interní oddělení, Nemocnice Břeclav, p. o.
Published in: Gastroent Hepatol 2024; 78(6): 494-497
Category: Case Report
doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/ccgh2024494Overview
Summary: Hereditary hemochromatosis is a disease in which iron accumulates excessively in the body and it is one of the most common congenital metabolic diseases. The case report presents a patient from practice with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, with increased serum iron and ferritin values, without elevation in bilirubin, transaminases or obstructive liver tests, in whom further examination revealed genetic hemochromatosis.
Keywords:
ferritin – HFE gene – hereditary hemochromatosis – erythrocytapheresis
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Doručeno/Submitted: 5. 5. 2024
Přijato/Accepted: 24. 10. 2024
Korespondenční autor
MUDr. Martin Kollár
Gastroenterologická ambulance
Interní oddělení
Nemocnice Břeclav, p. o.
U Nemocnice 3066/1
690 74 Břeclav 2
martin.kollar@email.cz
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