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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
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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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