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hemochromatosis and hemosiderosis - dendrite88

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hemochromatosis and hemosiderosis - dendrite88
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09-27-2007, 05:13 PM
I'm confused by these two. how to differentiate?
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09-27-2007, 05:18 PM
hemosiderin is an iron caontaining pigment derived from ferritin
hemosiderosis, is the acumulation of hemosiderin withing tissue macrophages and is UNASSOCIATED WITH TISSUE OR ORGAN DMAGE
hemochromatosis..is more extensive , often within parenchymal cells and with TISSUE DMAGE, SCARRING AND ORGAN DISFUNCTION
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