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Hemochromatosis

Overview

遗传性血色素沉着症是美国最常见的遗传性疾病之一. 它涉及体内铁的吸收、使用和储存的不平衡. As a result, 铁被过量吸收并积聚在各种组织中, particularly the liver. 这会导致肝脏炎症,多年后会发展成各种疾病, including enlarged liver, cirrhosis, cancer and liver failure.

Our approach to hemochromatosis

血色素沉着症的治疗包括定期抽取一定量的血液. 随着时间的推移,这将铁降低到正常水平,并预防肝脏疾病等疾病. 病人需要终生定期抽血.

如果肝脏已经严重受损,肝移植可能是一种选择. 加州大学旧金山分校提供肝脏移植项目,以其出色的结果和全国最好的生存统计数据而闻名. 我们的项目帮助开创了使移植更安全、更成功的技术.

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Signs & symptoms

血色素沉着症的症状在男性中比在女性中更早出现, because until the onset of menopause, women lose iron through menstruation, 是什么弥补了铁积聚的遗传倾向. 然而,重要的是要注意,有些人没有任何症状.

Common symptoms of the disease include:

  • Joint pain
  • Fatigue
  • Lack of energy
  • Abdominal pain
  • Loss of sex drive
  • Heart problems

Diagnosis

In making a diagnosis of hemochromatosis, 你的十大赌博平台排行榜会首先对你进行全面的身体检查,并询问你的病史, 包括你现在的症状. 然后通过一个简单的血液测试来确定你是否有导致这种疾病的遗传缺陷.

Treatments

血色素沉着症的治疗既安全又简单. 它包括通过抽血来清除体内多余的铁, usually a pint at a time in regular intervals. 这与从血库的献血者那里抽取血液的方式相同.

一旦铁含量恢复正常,你必须每两到四个月输一品脱血. 当身体补充血液时,它会从肝脏等储存部位吸收铁. Repeated over time, 这个过程最终消除了过量的铁和慢性肝病的风险.

值得注意的是,酒精滥用会导致肝脏中过量铁的损害,应该避免. 此外,患有血色素沉着症肝硬化的人有更高的风险 liver cancer and should have regular surveillance studies. 肝移植是肝功能衰竭或早期癌症患者的一种选择.

Liver transplantation

Liver transplant 血色素沉着症导致严重肝损害或进展为肝功能衰竭的人是否推荐服用. 移植的评估很复杂,通常需要几个月的时间. Therefore, even if a patient is feeling well, 一旦出现肝功能衰竭的症状,或者通过x光检查或肝活检诊断为晚期肝病,他们就应该接受移植手术.

加州大学旧金山分校健康医学专家已经审查了这些信息. 它仅用于教育目的,并不打算取代您的十大赌博平台排行榜或其他医疗保健提供者的建议. 我们鼓励您与您的供应商讨论您可能遇到的任何问题或疑虑.

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