Hemochromatosis

Aurora Parodi; Franco Rongioletti

doi:10.1007/978-1-60761-181-3_11

Hemochromatosis

Aurora Parodi, Franco Rongioletti

A.O.U. San Martino - IST, Istituto Nazionale Ricerca sul Cancro (GENOVA)

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Abstract

Hemochromatosis is an iron-overload syndrome that includes a hereditary and an acquired form The main cutaneous manifestations are a brownish bronze to slate gray hyperpigmentation due to hemosiderin deposition, hair loss most commonly involving the pubic region, koilonychias, icthyosiform alterations, and generalized pruritus Hyperpigmentation is a very important diagnostic sign, as early treatment with phlebotomy and chelating agents improve the prognosis significantly and even reverses the systemic and skin manifestations

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Clinical and Pathological Aspects of Skin Diseases in Endocrine, Metabolic, Nutritional and Deposition Disease
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	91-93
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Print)	9781607611806
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-181-3_11
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

Acquired hemochromatosis
Hereditary hemochromatosis
Iron-overload syndrome
Skin hyperpig-mentation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine(all)

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