Open AccessPrimary (hereditary) hemochromatosis
Author(s) -
Y. S. Tsimmerman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
kliničeskaâ medicina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2412-1339
pISSN - 0023-2149
DOI - 10.18821/0023-2149-2017-95-6-513-518
Subject(s) - hemochromatosis , medicine , hereditary hemochromatosis , etiology , disease , primary (astronomy) , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , pathology , astronomy , physics
The author proposes definition of primary (hereditary) hemochromatosis, discusses terminological problems, the prevalence of the disease in different countries, modern concepts of iron metabolism, etiology, pathogensis and clinical picture of primary hemochromatosis, its classification, diagnostics and treatment.