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KMID : 0882420070720020237
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2007 Volume.72 No. 2 p.237 ~ p.241
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Clinical evaluation of hemochromatosis with end-stage renal disease
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Choi Byung-Don
Ju Hye-Won
Kang Kyoung-Pil
Park Min-Seok
Kim Min-Geun
Kim Sang-Hyun
Park Won-Do
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Abstract
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Hemochromatosis is almost always a consequence of treatment for anemia in long term hemodialysis patients who have undergone frequent blood transfusions and iron therapy. Clinically, iron overload may be a serious problem for some maintenance hemodialysis patients and it may be manifested as organ dysfunctions. So, it is important to diagnose iron overload early and restrict blood transfusions and the administration of iron agents in these patients. We recently experienced one case of suspected primary hemochromatosis in a long term hemodialysis patient, and we evaluated the patient by checking the serum ferritin level and performing liver biopsy. Treatment with desferrioxamine was started with recombinant erythropoietin. We report on this case with a brief review of the literature.
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KEYWORD
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Hemochromatosis, Chronic kidney failure, Renal dialysis
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