TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hemochromatosis A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Engelhardt, Thomas PY - 2019 T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e AB - Hereditary hemochromatosis is a disorder in which iron is significantly absorbed by the digestive tract and accumulates in body tissues, which progressively causes diabetes, joint disorders, cardiac arrhythmia then heart failure, hepatic cirrhosis, skin color change, and increased risk of cancer. Organs commonly affected by hemochromatosis are the liver, heart, and endocrine glands. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164072305 ER -