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Neonatal haemochromatosis associated with Down syndrome
1Department of Paediatrics, Caritas Medical Centre, Shamshuipo, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
|June 1, 1995
Abstract
Methodology:
The clinical course of a child with neonatal haemochromatosis associated with Down syndrome is described, using case notes and post-mortem examination.
Results:
The patient died of liver failure on day 36. Post-mortem examination showed siderosis of liver, pancreas, heart, kidney and thyroid.
Conclusions:
Neonatal haemochromatosis is a rare paediatric disease, the aetiology of which is unknown. Evidence suggests a disorder of fetoplacental iron handling with implications for recurrence in future pregnancies.