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Symptoms of Hemochromatosis
List of symptoms of Hemochromatosis:
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Hemochromatosis includes the 15 symptoms listed below:
- No early symptoms
- Non-specific symptoms - the initial symptoms are insidious and vague
- Skin color changes
- Bronze skin
- Joint pain - the most common complaint
- Fatigue
- Lack of energy
- Chronic fatigue
- Abdominal pain
- Loss of sex drive
- Heart problems
- Diabetes
- Liver disease
- Liver symptoms
- Jaundice
Note that Hemochromatosis symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Hemochromatosis signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.
More ways to research these symptoms: To research other symptoms use the symptom center, or to research causes of more than one symptom in combination, try our multi-symptom search.
Research More About Hemochromatosis
Do I have Hemochromatosis?
- Hemochromatosis: Introduction
- Hemochromatosis: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
- Home Diagnostic Testing
- Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Hemochromatosis
- Failure to Diagnose Hemochromatosis
- Hidden Causes of Hemochromatosis
- How serious is it?
- Treatments for Hemochromatosis
- More about Hemochromatosis
Home Diagnostic Testing
Home medical tests related to Hemochromatosis:
- Fatigue: Related Home Tests:
- Diabetes: Related Home Testing:
Wrongly Diagnosed with Hemochromatosis?
The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Hemochromatosis includes:
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) (type of Over-diagnosed conditions)
- Iron supplements
- Other causes of liver disease
See the full list of 12 alternative diagnoses for Hemochromatosis
More about symptoms of Hemochromatosis:
More information about symptoms of Hemochromatosis and related conditions:
- Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
- Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Hemochromatosis
- Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Hemochromatosis
- Underlying causes of Hemochromatosis
- Associated conditions for Hemochromatosis
- Risk factors for Hemochromatosis
Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms
Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.
- Abdominal pain - see all causes of Abdominal pain
- Bronze skin - see all causes of Bronze skin
- Chronic fatigue - see all causes of Fatigue
- Diabetes - see all causes of Diabetes-like symptoms
- Fatigue - see all causes of Fatigue
- Heart problems - see all causes of Heart symptoms
- Jaundice - see all causes of Jaundice
- Joint pain - see all causes of Joint pain
- Lack of energy - see all causes of Lack of energy
- Liver disease - see all causes of Liver symptoms
- Liver symptoms - see all causes of Liver symptoms
- Loss of sex drive - see all causes of Loss of sex drive
- No early symptoms - see all causes of No symptoms
- Non-specific symptoms - see all causes of Vague symptoms
- Skin color changes - see all causes of Skin color changes
Medical Books Online about Hemochromatosis
Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Hemochromatosis are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Hemochromatosis.
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Diabetes mellitus:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Diabetes may begin dramatically with ketoacidosis or insidiously. Its most common symptom is fatigue from energy deficiency and a catabolic state. Insulin deficiency causes hyperglycemia, which pulls fluid from body tissues, causing osmotic diuresis, polyuria, dehydration, polydipsia, dry mucous membranes, poor skin turgor and, in most patients, unexplained weight loss.
In ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome, dehydration may cause hypovolemia and shock. Wasting of glucose in the urine usually produces weight loss and hunger in type 1 diabetes, even if the patient eats voraciously.
Long-term effects of diabetes may include retinopathy, nephropathy, atherosclerosis, and peripheral and autonomic neuropathy. Peripheral neuropathy usually affects the hands and feet and may cause numbness or pain. Autonomic neuropathy may manifest itself in several ways, including gastroparesis (leading to delayed gastric emptying and a feeling of nausea and fullness after meals), nocturnal diarrhea, impotence, and orthostatic hypotension.
Because hyperglycemia impairs the patient’s resistance to infection, diabetes may result in skin and urinary tract infections (UTIs) and vaginitis. Glucose content of the epidermis and urine encourages bacterial growth.
Diabetes may begin dramatically with ketoacidosis in type 1 or insidiously. Its most common symptom is fatigue, from energy deficiency and a catabolic state. However, many patients with type 2 diabetes may be asymptomatic.
Insulin deficiency or resistance causes hyperglycemia, which pulls fluid from body tissues, causing osmotic diuresis, polyuria, dehydration, polydipsia, dry mucous membranes, and poor skin turgor. In ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic state, dehydration may cause hypovolemia and shock. Wasting of glucose in the urine usually produces weight loss and hunger in uncontrolled type 1 diabetes, even if the patient eats voraciously.
In diabetes, long-term effects may include retinopathy, nephropathy, atherosclerosis, and peripheral and autonomic neuropathy.
Peripheral neuropathy usually affects the hands and feet and may cause numbness or pain. Autonomic neuropathy may manifest itself in several ways, including gastroparesis (leading to delayed gastric emptying and a feeling of nausea and fullness after meals), nocturnal diarrhea, impotence, and postural hypotension.
Because hyperglycemia impairs the patient’s resistance to infection, diabetes may result in skin and urinary tract infections and vaginitis. Glucose content of the epidermis and urine encourages bacterial growth.
Joint pain is the most common complaint of people with hemochromatosis.
Other common symptoms include fatigue, lack of energy, abdominal pain,
loss of sex drive, and heart problems. Symptoms tend to occur in men
between the ages of 30 and 50 and in women over age 50. However, many
people have no symptoms when they are diagnosed.
If the disease is not detected early and treated, iron will accumulate
in body tissues and may eventually lead to serious problems such as
Diabetes mellitus:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Long-term effects
Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Hemochromatosis:
(Source: excerpt from Hemochromatosis: NIDDK)
Hemochromatosis as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Hemochromatosis, it is also important to consider Hemochromatosis as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Hemochromatosis may cause:
- Abdominal pain
- Alopecia
- Arthropathy
- Ascites
- Atrial fibrillation
- Brain failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cirrhosis of liver
- Diabetes mellitus type 2
- Dizzyness
- Ferritin levels raised (serum)
- Gynaecomastia
- Haemosiderosis
- Hemosiderin deposition
- Hepatic failure
- Hepatocellular jaundice
- Hepatomegaly
- Hyperglycaemia
- Hyperpigmentation
- Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism
- Hypopituitarism
- Luteinizing hormone levels low (plasma or serum)
- Male infertility
- Myocarditis
- Osteoporosis
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Pyrophosphate arthropathy
- Splenomegaly
Medical articles and books on symptoms:
These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:
- Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Hemochromatosis
- Research Alternative Diagnoses for Hemochromatosis
- How serious is Hemochromatosis?
- More about Hemochromatosis
- Online Diagnosis
- Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
- Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
- Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
- Lesser known silent killer diseases
- Books on signs and symptoms
Full list of premium articles on symptoms and diagnosis
About signs and symptoms of Hemochromatosis:
The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Hemochromatosis. This signs and symptoms information for Hemochromatosis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Hemochromatosis signs or Hemochromatosis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Hemochromatosis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Hemochromatosis symptoms.
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