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Osteoporosis in HFE2 juvenile hemochromatosis. A case report and review
of the literature
Angelopoulos, NG
Goula, AK
Papanikolaou, G
Tolis, G
Juvenile hemochromatosis (JH) is a severe form of hemochromatosis, which
involves rapid iron overload and leads to organ damage, typically before
the age of 30. We report a single case of a 25-year-old man suffering
from juvenile hemochromatosis, with aggressive clinical manifestations,
typically characterized by transaminasemia and progressive erectile
dysfunction, due to hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. The clinical case
appears interesting, as the patient also had secondary osteoporosis
accompanied by increased bone resorption, which prevalently affected
trabecular bone. Approximately 6 months after normalization of serum
ferritin levels was achieved by frequent phlebotomies, he became
eugonadal and bone mineral density of the lumbar spine increased. Our
observations suggest that osteoporosis might occur in the state of JH
even at a young age, mainly due to the deprivation of sex steroids and
the direct tissue toxicity of iron.
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