Question 134 · LEK · Hemochromatosis
In the advanced stage of hemochromatosis, a genetically determined disease, the following occurs:
- A. grey-brown coloration of the skin and mucous membranes.
- B. liver cirrhosis.
- C. diabetes mellitus.
- D. A and B are true.
- E. A, B, and C are true.
Hint
Consider which tissues accumulate iron in advanced disease: think of the skin, the liver and the pancreatic islets.
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