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While treatment with intravenous iron is essential for iron deficiency in hemodialysis patients, there is also evidence that links iron and iron overload with an increased risk of infection. In this article, we present a hemodialysis patient who develops secondary hemochromatosis and subsequent miliary tuberculosis.
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Journal
Turkish Journal of Nephrology
Volume / Issue
Volume 14 · Issue 2
Pages
90-92
History
Published Online
February 19, 2019
Copyright
Copyright (c) 2005 Turkish Journal of Nephrology
Affiliations
Ayhan DOĞUKAN
Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nefroloji BD, Elazığ
Göksel ÖZALP
Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nefroloji BD, Elazığ
İbrahim ÖZERCAN
Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji AD, Elazığ
Bilge AYGEN
Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nefroloji BD, Elazığ
Ali İhsan GÜNAL
Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nefroloji BD, Elazığ
İbrahim Halil BAHÇECİOĞLU
Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Gastroenteroloji BD, Elazığ
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DOĞUKAN, A., ÖZALP, G., ÖZERCAN, İbrahim, AYGEN, B., GÜNAL, A. İhsan, & BAHÇECİOĞLU, İbrahim H. (2019). A Hemodialysis Patient With Secondary Hemochromatosis and Miliary Tuberculosis. Turkish Journal of Nephrology, 14(2), 90–92. Retrieved from https://www.turkjnephrol.org/index.php/pub/article/view/478
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