Hemochromatosis physical examination
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Overview
Physical Examination
- Erectile dysfunction and hypogonadism
- Congestive heart failure, arrhythmias or pericarditis
- Deafness[1]
- Dyskinesias, including Parkinsonian symptoms[2][1][3]
- Dysfunction of certain endocrine organs:
- Pancreatic gland, as above, manifesting as diabetes
- Adrenal gland (leading to adrenal insufficiency)
- Parathyroid gland (leading to hypocalcaemia)
- Pituitary gland
- Testes or ovary (leading to hypogonadism)
- A darkish color to the skin (see pigmentation, hence its name Diabete bronze )
Males are usually diagnosed after their forties, and women about a decade later, owing to regular iron loss by menstruation (which ceases in menopause). Cases of iron overload have been found in young children as well.
System involved | Organs | Symptom | Signs | Mechanisum |
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Nervous system | PNS | Parastheisa
Loss of motor control |
Loss of two point discrimination
Hyporeflaxia decreased power |
Axonal sensory motor polyneuropathy |
CNS | Abnormal gait
Dementia |
Dyskinesias(Parkinsonian syndrome Multiple sclerosis)
Cognitive decline |
Deposition of iron in basal ganglia | |
Endocrine | Pituitary gland | Menstrual abnormality
Loss of libido Loss of body hair |
Amenorreha
Erictle ddysfuntion |
Deposition of iron in Pituitary gland |
Thyroid gland | Fatigue | Signs of hypothyroidsium | Deposition of iron in Thyroid gland | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jones H, Hedley-Whyte E (1983). "Idiopathic hemochromatosis (IHC): dementia and ataxia as presenting signs". Neurology. 33 (11): 1479–83. PMID 6685241.
- ↑ Costello D, Walsh S, Harrington H, Walsh C (2004). "Concurrent hereditary haemochromatosis and idiopathic Parkinson's disease: a case report series". J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 75 (4): 631–3. PMID 15026513.
- ↑ Nielsen J, Jensen L, Krabbe K (1995). "Hereditary haemochromatosis: a case of iron accumulation in the basal ganglia associated with a parkinsonian syndrome". J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 59 (3): 318–21. PMID 7673967.