Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector9004710.17816/kazmj90047Short CommunicationOn the casuistry of hemochromatosis (bronze diabetes)GrabenkoI. K.<p>Prof., Faculty Therapy Clinic</p>info@eco-vector.comKastanayanE. S.<p>Associate Professor, Faculty Therapy Clinic</p>info@eco-vector.comLevchenkoA. L.<p>Resident, Faculty Therapy Clinic</p>info@eco-vector.comRostov Medical Institute1504196041456580912202109122021Copyright © 1960, Eco-Vector1960<p>The essence of the disease mainly consists in a violation of iron metabolism with increased deposition of it in a number of organs and, mainly, in the liver, mainly in the form of hemosiderin. The term "hemochromatosis" was introduced by Recklinghausen (1889) and reflects one of the characteristic symptoms of the disease an abnormal coloration of the skin (melasma) and organs, due to the deposition of pigments in them, according to the author of blood origin. With the help of labeled iron, it was found that increased deposition of iron in the liver and in other organs during hemochromatosis is associated, in contrast to hemosiderosis (with hemolytic jaundice, pernicious anemia), not with increased blood breakdown, but with an increase in the absorption of iron from the digestive tract.</p>Kazan Medical archiveКазанский медицинский архив