hemochromatosis thrombocytopenia

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OBJECTIVE: Liver biopsy is believed to be necessary before antiviral treatment in hepatitis C. Studies have found symptoms and biochemistry poorly predictive of grade and stage. In practice, a combination of factors is used to anticipate histology. The aim of this study is to evaluate the ability of global clinical assessment to predict histology in hepatitis C. METHODS: Fifty-four consecutive patients referred to a university center for consideration of antiviral therapy were enrolled...

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HISTORY AND CLINICAL FINDINGS: A 24 year old yugoslavian father of two children, complained of decreased libido and impotence since seven months. He also described recurrent joint pains in the knees and wrist joints. The urological and internal examination was unremarkable. INVESTIGATIONS: Except for slightly elevated liver enzymes and a mild thrombocytopenia the laboratory tests were normal. Testosteron, follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone concentrations were markedly decreased...

Primary hemochromatosis is characterized by a specific pattern of clinical manifestations. It includes liver disease with hepatomegaly, glucose intolerance, e.g. diabetes, hyperpigmentation oft the skin, impotence/ amenorrhea, arthropathy, cardiomyopathy and fatigue. Laboratory investigation reveals significantly elevated serum ferritin and transferrin saturation with iron. The diagnosis is confirmed by liver biopsy and quantitative determination of elevated liver iron content. Wilson's disease represents a copper storage disease...

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Metabolic disorders which may mimicry a surgical abdomen are ketoacidosis, acute intermittent porphyria, hyperparathyroid crises, Addisons crises, hyperchylomicronemia, hemolytic crises, abdominal crises in hemochromatosis. Abdominal pain of non-surgical and non-inflammatory origin may be also found in abdominal allergic crises, intestinal wall bleeding due to anticoagulants, thrombocytopenia or acute poisoning. The symptoms may be very similar to those in surgical peritonitis. A careful work-up leads to the right diagnosis...

A case of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) of 10-year survival in described. A 44-year old male was admitted to our hospital because of general malaise, abdominal fullness and fever in February, 1977. On physical examination, giant splenomegaly and hepatomegaly were detected. Peripheral blood examination revealed leukocytosis without hiatus leukemia , normochromic macrocytic anemia and thrombocytosis. NAP rate and score were 16% and 22. Cytogenetic analysis of PB without stimulator revealed 46, XY, Ph1. Then he was diagnosed as having a typical type of Ph1-positive CML...

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Four cases of hepatic angiosarcoma are reported with a review of 99 other cases in the English literature. Angiosarcoma of the liver is associated with chronic exposure to thorotrast, vinyl chloride, arsenicals, radium and possibly copper and with chronic idiopathic hemochromatosis. Although 40% of patients have hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis at autopsy, the nature of the association between chronic liver disease and hepatic angiosarcoma is unknown. The clinical presentation of hepatic angiosarcoma is nonspecific with abdominal pain, weakness and weight loss common complaints and with hepatomegaly, ascites and jaundice common findings...