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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-4
pubmed:abstractText
Chondrocalcinosis, chronic pseudo-osteoarthritis arthropathy, and osteoporosis are classic osteoarticular complications of hemochromatosis (HC). Within HC, femoral head aseptic osteonecrosis (FHAO) is not notified in textbooks. We describe 3 cases of FHAO occurring in this setting in 3 patients homozygous for the C282Y mutation on HFE gene who had no other risk factors for FHAO. FHAO was diagnosed 9 years before (Case 1), concomitantly with (Case 3), or 9 years after HC (Case 2). In one case, FHAO occurred although phlebotomies were regularly carried out. There are scarce data available in the literature on HC and FHAO. Our observations suggest FHAO may be an indicator for HC, and iron balance should be determined before considering FHAO as idiopathic. Thus phlebotomy may not be protective against the occurrence of FHAO. Studies are needed to determine the prevalence of HC in consecutive patients with FHAO.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0315-162X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
376-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Hemochromatosis and femoral head aseptic osteonecrosis: a nonfortuitous association?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France. florence.rollot@cch.ap-hop-paris.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports