Author/Authors :
Nobakht, Hossein Internal Medicine Department - Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan , Zolfaghari, Sheida Students’ Research Committee - Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan , Pourazizi, Mohsen Cancer Research Center - Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan - Department of Ophthalmology - Students’ Research Committee - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , Malek, Mojtaba Endocrine Research Center - Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Juvenile hemochromatosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that typically occurs in the first to third decades of life. Its symptoms are more acute and severe than classic hemochromatosis. We describe a 27-year-old man who was referred to the gastrointestinal clinic with a probable diagnosis of fatty liver and was finally diagnosed as having juvenile hemochromatosis. A review of the scientific literature reveals that recently only three siblings suffering from the disease have been reported in Iran.
