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Magnetic resonance imaging of neonatal hemochromatosis. |
| المؤلفون: |
Chavhan, Govind B., Kamath, Binita M., Siddiqui, Iram, Tomlinson, Christopher |
| المصدر: |
Pediatric Radiology; Feb2022, Vol. 52 Issue 2, p334-339, 6p, 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Chart |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
MAGNETIC resonance imaging, HEMOCHROMATOSIS, RETICULO-endothelial system, NEONATAL diseases, BLOOD transfusion, NEONATAL death, INBORN errors of metabolism diagnosis, HEMOCHROMATOSIS diagnosis, BIOMARKERS, IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS therapy, LIVER diseases, INBORN errors of metabolism, DISEASE risk factors, DISEASE complications |
| مستخلص: |
Neonatal hemochromatosis is a rare condition that causes neonatal liver failure, frequently resulting in fetal loss or neonatal death. It is thought that most cases of neonatal hemochromatosis are caused by gestational alloimmune liver disease (GALD), with neonatal hemochromatosis being a phenotype of GALD rather than a disease process. Extrahepatic siderosis in the pancreas, myocardium, thyroid and minor salivary gland is a characteristic feature of neonatal hemochromatosis. There is also sparing of the reticuloendothelial system with no iron deposition in the spleen. Hepatic and extrahepatic siderosis seen in neonatal hemochromatosis is from iron dysregulation secondary to liver damage rather than iron deposition causing the liver damage. The presence of extrahepatic siderosis in the pancreas and thyroid is diagnostic of neonatal hemochromatosis and can be detected noninvasively by multi-echo gradient recalled echo (GRE) T2*-weighted sequence of MRI within hours of birth. This helps to expedite the treatment in the form of intravenous immunoglobulin and exchange transfusion, which improves the survival in these babies. The finding of hepatic siderosis is nonspecific and does not help in the diagnosis of neonatal hemochromatosis because it is seen with other causes of advanced liver disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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