MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Hemochromatosis
Tree Number(s): C16.320.565.618.337; C18.452.565.500.480; C18.452.648.618.337
Unique ID: D006432
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006432
Annotation: accumulation of hemosiderin in tissue
Scope Note: A disorder of iron metabolism characterized by a triad of HEMOSIDEROSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; and DIABETES MELLITUS. It is caused by massive iron deposits in parenchymal cells that may develop after a prolonged increase of iron absorption. (Jablonski's Dictionary of Syndromes & Eponymic Diseases, 2d ed)
Entry Term(s): Bronze Diabetes; Bronzed Cirrhosis; Diabetes, Bronze; Familial Hemochromatosis; Genetic Hemochromatosis; Haemochromatosis; Hemochromatoses; Iron Storage Disorder; Pigmentary Cirrhosis; Primary Hemochromatosis; Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard Syndrome; Von Recklenhausen-Applebaum Disease
NLM Classification #: QU 260.5.I7
See Also: Hepcidins
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0010098
Scope Note: A disorder of iron metabolism characterized by a triad of HEMOSIDEROSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; and DIABETES MELLITUS. It is caused by massive iron deposits in parenchymal cells that may develop after a prolonged increase of iron absorption. (Jablonski's Dictionary of Syndromes & Eponymic Diseases, 2d ed)
Terms: Hemochromatosis Preferred Term
Term UI T019432
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Bronzed Cirrhosis
Term UI T841565
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014); Diabetes, Bronze
Term UI T019431
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Haemochromatosis
Term UI T841568
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); Hemochromatoses
Term UI T841569
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014); Iron Storage Disorder
Term UI T841570
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014); Pigmentary Cirrhosis
Term UI T841571
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014); Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard Syndrome
Term UI T841573
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014); Bronze Diabetes
Term UI T841564
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014); Von Recklenhausen-Applebaum Disease
Term UI T841574
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014)

Hemochromatosis MeSH Descriptor Data 2024