A Late Presentation of a Fatal Disease : Juvenile Hemochromatosis
Joint Authors
Brown, Kyle
Lee, Pauline
Cherfane, Cynthia
Guerin, Leana
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Juvenile hemochromatosis is a rare and severe form of hereditary hemochromatosis.
We report the case of a 39-year-old female who presented with heart failure and cirrhosis from previously unrecognized juvenile hemochromatosis.
This is the latest presentation described in the literature.
An important clue to the diagnosis was a history of amenorrhea since the age of 20 that had never been investigated.
The patient died of intractable heart failure two months after the initial presentation.
Juvenile hemochromatosis should be suspected in a young patient with endocrine or cardiac manifestations.
Early diagnosis is crucial since phlebotomy can improve the prognosis and delay or prevent progression to heart failure and cirrhosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cherfane, Cynthia& Lee, Pauline& Guerin, Leana& Brown, Kyle. 2013. A Late Presentation of a Fatal Disease : Juvenile Hemochromatosis. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505351
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cherfane, Cynthia…[et al.]. A Late Presentation of a Fatal Disease : Juvenile Hemochromatosis. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505351
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cherfane, Cynthia& Lee, Pauline& Guerin, Leana& Brown, Kyle. A Late Presentation of a Fatal Disease : Juvenile Hemochromatosis. Case Reports in Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505351
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-505351