HEMOCHROMATOSIS: REPORT OF A CASE IN A NEGRO; DISCUSSION OF IRON METABOLISM
Authors: P KRAININ, B S KAHN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Case Reports1 August 1950HEMOCHROMATOSIS: REPORT OF A CASE IN A NEGRO; DISCUSSION OF IRON METABOLISMPHILIP KRAININ, M.D., F.A.C.P., BERNARD S. KAHN, M.D.PHILIP KRAININ, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, BERNARD S. KAHN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-2-453 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA recent experience with a patient suffering from hemochromatosis has led us to attempt to correlate modern concepts of iron metabolism with the altered pigment metabolism of this disease. We believe that more fruitful data will be obtained from studies of the intestinal mucosa and enzyme systems present therein than from additional descriptive observations of the end results of pigment metabolism.The disease is rare; only some 400 cases have been reported. 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