Iron overload leading to cirrhosis in a patient with hereditary spherocytosis and heterozygosity for H63D mutation in the HFE gene

• Principais autores: M. C. P. Madurapperuma (Autor), R . B. A. T. Dulanjalie (Autor), T. M. H. M. Thennakoon (Autor), K. W. Gunawardena (Autor), W. W. L. A. Jayanaga (Autor), V. H. W. Dissanayake (Autor)
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• Publicado em: Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) refers to a group of autosomal dominantly inherited heterogeneous hereditary haemolytic anaemias (HHA). Significant iron overload in HS is uncommon. Iron overload has been described as a complication of HS when there is co-inheritance of hereditary haemochromatosis (HH)...