Iron overload disorder

In medicine, iron overload (also known as haemochromatosis) indicates accumulation of iron in the body due to any cause. Historically, the term "haemochromatosis" was initially used to refer to what is now more specifically called haemochromatosis type 1 (or HFE-related hereditary haemochromatosis). The term is currently used more broadly to refer to any form of iron overload, thus requiring specification of the cause. The term haemosiderosis is ... more
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