Cheung P C, Ng W F, Chan A K
Department of Paediatrics, Caritas Medical Centre, Shamshuipo, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
J Paediatr Child Health. 1995 Jun;31(3):249-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1995.tb00796.x.
The clinical course of a child with neonatal haemochromatosis associated with Down syndrome is described, using case notes and post-mortem examination.
The patient died of liver failure on day 36. Post-mortem examination showed siderosis of liver, pancreas, heart, kidney and thyroid.
Neonatal haemochromatosis is a rare paediatric disease, the aetiology of which is unknown. Evidence suggests a disorder of fetoplacental iron handling with implications for recurrence in future pregnancies.