CellWell record HH-48454
Delayed diagnosis of juvenile hemochromatosis due to missed ferritin testing in a case of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Purnima Agarwal; Ambrish Mithal; Komarakshi Balakrishnan; Murali Krishna Tanguturu; Suresh Rao Kemundel Genny
2026
In plain language
In a case report, a missed ferritin test delayed diagnosis of juvenile hemochromatosis in a 26-year-old woman by nearly a decade, allowing iron overload to progress to heart failure.
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