Hemochromatosis Presenting with Ascites in a Newborn Infant

Background: Although the incidence of neonatal hemochromatosis (NH) is not known exactly, it is one of the causes of acute liver failure in the newborns. NH is a rare iron metabolism disease characterized by excessive iron accumulation in the tissues that onsets in-utero. Here, a patient diagnosed w...

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Main Authors: Samet Benli, Mustafa Aydin, Erdal Taskin, Atika Çağlar, Ahmet Kürşad Poyraz, Ibrahim Hanifi Özercan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2022-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Neonatology
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Online Access:https://ijn.mums.ac.ir/article_21459_efadc5255514dcdbb01cee0322549f40.pdf