Iron storage disorder

A woman was diagnosed with a genetic iron storage disorder, hemochromatosis, after she experienced fatigue, lethargy, myalgia and arthralgia, and underwent a liver biopsy. Iron is released from degraded red blood cells and accumulates in the organs of the body that can cause pain and tiredness. Hemochromatosis is often misdiagnosed as chronic hepatitis, gall bladder disease, thyroid problems and occasionally a mental illness due to mood and personality changes. Treatment is through removing blood via bloodletting every now and then, to decrease the amount of iron. Family screening for the disease can also be conducted through genetic studies.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Hinton Parklander

Related Disease Topics:

• Hemochromatosis
• Iron storage disorder
• Chronic hepatitis
• Gall bladder disease
• Thyroid problems
• Mental illness

Related Symptom Topics:

• Fatigue
• Lethargy
• Myalgia
• Arthralgia
• Pain
• Tiredness
• Mood changes
• Personality change

Article Source Details

About: Iron storage disorder

Date: 27 June 2005

Source: Hinton Parklander

Author: Tyler Waugh

URL: http://www.hintonparklander.com/story.php?id=169227

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of fatigue
• Cause of lethargy
• Cause of myalgia
• Cause of arthralgia
• Cause of pain
• Cause of tiredness
• Cause of mood changes
• Cause of personality change
• Cause of hemochromatosis
• Cause of iron storage disorder
• Cause of genetic disorder
• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• Misdiagnosis and hemochromatosis
• Misdiagnosis and iron storage disorder
• Misdiagnosis and chronic hepatitis
• Misdiagnosis and gall bladder disease
• Misdiagnosis and thyroid problems
• Misdiagnosis and mental illness
• Misdiagnosis and fatigue
• Misdiagnosis and lethargy
• Misdiagnosis and myalgia
• Misdiagnosis and arthralgia
• Misdiagnosis and pain
• Misdiagnosis and tiredness
• Misdiagnosis and mood changes
• Misdiagnosis and personality change
• Diagnosis
• Diagnosis and liver biopsy
• Diagnosis and hemochromatosis
• Diagnosis and iron storage disorder
• Diagnosis and genetic disorder
• Diagnosis and fatigue
• Diagnosis and lethargy
• Diagnosis and myalgia
• Diagnosis and arthralgia
• Diagnosis and pain
• Diagnosis and tiredness
• Diagnosis and mood changes
• Diagnosis and personality change
• Diagnosis and phlebotomy
• Diagnosis and bloodletting

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