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In longstanding cases and in patients who have taken [[iron]] supplementation or received numerous [[blood transfusion]]s, [[iron overload]] may be a significant problem, being a potential cause of [[cardiomyopathy]] and [[liver disease]]. Measuring iron stores is therefore considered part of the diagnostic approach to hereditary spherocytosis. | In longstanding cases and in patients who have taken [[iron]] supplementation or received numerous [[blood transfusion]]s, [[iron overload]] may be a significant problem, being a potential cause of [[cardiomyopathy]] and [[liver disease]]. Measuring iron stores is therefore considered part of the diagnostic approach to hereditary spherocytosis. | ||
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Overview
Complications
In longstanding cases and in patients who have taken iron supplementation or received numerous blood transfusions, iron overload may be a significant problem, being a potential cause of cardiomyopathy and liver disease. Measuring iron stores is therefore considered part of the diagnostic approach to hereditary spherocytosis.