Diabetes mellitus caused by secondary hemochromatosis after multiple blood transfusions in 2 patients with severe aplastic anemia

• Main Authors: Hyun Jin Kim (Author), Yoon-Myung Kim (Author), Eungu Kang (Author), Beom Hee Lee (Author), Jin-Ho Choi (Author), Han-Wook Yoo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hemochromatosis is an inherited or secondary disorder caused by excessive iron storage leading to multiple organ damage. We describe 2 patients with diabetes mellitus caused by hemochromatosis secondary to multiple blood transfusions due to severe aplastic anemia. Subject 1, who was diagnosed with s...