Pediatric Oncology

Iron Homeostasis

Questions discussed in this category

Are there any possible scenarios where you would do phlebotomies for heterozygous hemochromatosis?

1 Answer available

Do you hold IV iron in the setting of active infection?

1 Answer available

Do you offer iron supplementation to a non-anemic adolescent athlete with a low ferritin?

1 Answer available

What is the target ferritin level for patients with hereditary hemochromatosis and signs of end-organ damage?

For example, a patient with hypogonadism unless it matters which organ is involved. Are other markers of iron storage useful in guiding therapy?

2 Answers available

Papers discussed in this category

Blood, 2010-07-22

How I treat hemochromatosis.

Am J Gastroenterol,

ACG Clinical Guideline: Hereditary Hemochromatosis.

American journal of hematology, 2008-08

Serum ferritin concentrations and body iron stores in a multicenter, multiethnic primary-care population.

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