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Int J Infect Dis. 2007 Jun 26; [Epub ahead of print]Links
Association of hemochromatosis with infectious diseases: expanding
spectrum.Khan FA, Fisher MA, Khakoo RA.
Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Ohio Valley
Medical Center, 2000 Eoff Street, Wheeling, WV 26003, USA; Section of
Infectious Diseases, West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown,
WV 26506, USA.
Withholding iron from potential pathogens is a host defense strategy.
There is evidence that iron overload per se compromises the ability of
phagocytes to kill microorganisms. Several hypotheses exist to explain
the association of hemochromatosis with infection. A combination of
mechanisms likely contributes to the increase in susceptibility to
infection in these patients. A review of the current literature
delineating various pathogens to which patients with hemochromatosis
are potentially susceptible, and recent advances in the understanding
of the association of hemochromatosis with infection, are discussed.
PMID: 17600748 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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