Zunaira saleh4 months ago

Effects of haemosiderosis..

Excessive storage of haemosiderin occurs in situations when there is increased break-down of red cells, or systemic overload of iron due to primary (idiopathic, hereditary) haemochromatosis, and secondary (acquired) causes such as in thalassaemia, sideroblastic anaemia, alcoholic cirrhosis, multiple blood transfusions etc.