Clinical Presentation
Organs commonly affected by haemochromatosis are the liver, heart, and endocrine glands.
Haemochromatosis may present with the following clinical syndromes:
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Diabetes due to pancreatic islet cell failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Arthritis (iron deposition in joints)
- Testicular failure
- Tanning of the skin
- Joint pain and bone pain
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