Hereditary haemochromatosis presenting as diabetes and complicated with abnormal liver function, hypogonadism, osteoporosis: a case report
10.3760/cma.j.cn311282-20210623-00395
- VernacularTitle:以糖尿病首诊的遗传性血色病合并肝功能异常、性腺功能减退、骨质疏松1例报道
- Author:
Yaxin CHENG
1
;
Jia LI
;
Hongmei LI
;
Liu YANG
;
Pengxin ZHANG
;
Chuangwen YE
;
Jianning CHEN
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学研究生院 510405
- Keywords:
Hereditary haemochromatosis;
Secondary diabetes;
Iron overload;
Endocrine dysfunction
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2022;38(11):991-995
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Hereditary hemochromatosis(HH) is relatively rare in the Chinese population, and the disease can involve multiple systems. It is easy to be missed and misdiagnosed due to nonspecific clinical manifestations. We report on a case with diabetes as the first diagnosis and being confirmed HH later. In addition to abnormal liver function, this patient also developed a variety of endocrine and metabolic diseases such as hypogonadism and osteoporosis. Included with this case report is a literature based discussion of clinical features, management of HH along with its relationship with endocrine dysfunction to improve disease understanding.
