A rare case of hemochromatosis and Wilson's disease coexisting in the same patient

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 112-115

  Abuzetun, Jamil Y ^a,b   Hazin, Ribhi ^a   Suker, Manar ^a   Porter, Joann ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemochromatosis; Liver transplantation; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRON STORAGE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; PHLEBECTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 38949162267     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31185-8     Document Type: Article

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