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(Created page with "'''Organ''': Liver, small intestine, kidney '''Description''': We can see a slice of liver in the front, a piece of small intestine behind it, and a kidney in the bottom. The organs are blue or bluish. The liver is especially blue. '''Diagnosis''': Haemochromatosis '''Causes''': * For primary haemochromatosis: ** HFE-gene missense mutation * For secondary haemochromatosis: ** Haemolysis (autoimmune hemolytic anaemia) ** Repeated blood transfusions ** Massively incre...")
 
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** Decreased iron utilization
** Decreased iron utilization


'''Theory''':
'''Theory''':[[File:Haemochromatosis preparation.png|thumb|Haemochromatosis preparation]]In hemosiderosis the hemosiderin pigment is accumulating in cells but there is no tissue damage. In haemochromatosis however, the pigment is accumulating ''and'' there is tissue damage.
 
In hemosiderosis the hemosiderin pigment is accumulating in cells but there is no tissue damage. In haemochromatosis however, the pigment is accumulating ''and'' there is tissue damage.


These preparations are not stored in formalin but in Prussian blue, a stain that stains iron blue. The liver, being a metabolic organ, is logically the bluest. However, since hemochromatosis is a systemic process, all organs are filled with iron to some extent, which is why the kidney and small intestine are also stained blue.
These preparations are not stored in formalin but in Prussian blue, a stain that stains iron blue. The liver, being a metabolic organ, is logically the bluest. However, since hemochromatosis is a systemic process, all organs are filled with iron to some extent, which is why the kidney and small intestine are also stained blue.
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Diabetes occurs because of the damage of the pancreatic islets due to the hemosiderin and the skin is discoloured because of hemosiderin in the skin.
Diabetes occurs because of the damage of the pancreatic islets due to the hemosiderin and the skin is discoloured because of hemosiderin in the skin.
[[File:Haemochromatosis preparation.png|center|thumb|Haemochromatosis preparation]]
[[Category:Pathology 1 - Macropreparations]]
[[Category:Pathology 1 - Macropreparations]]