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hemosiderosis

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n.1.(Med.) The accumulation of abnormal amounts of hemosiderin in the tisssues. Several causes have been recognized.
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Noun1.hemosiderosis - abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis
symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

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Other co-existing conditions in these patients included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, cirrhosis, Grave's disease, hemosiderosis, Hodgkin lymphoma, and ovarian cancer.
Necropsies of the dead manatees revealed severe catarrhal rhinitis, pulmonary hemorrhage and edema, and nonsuppurative leptomeningitis, as well as possible chronic hemolytic anemia with multiorgan hemosiderosis and evidence of neurotoxicity.
While scientific evidence connecting mold to health problems remains inconclusive, many believe mold may cause certain adverse health effects ranging from minor symptoms such as eye irritation, cough, runny nose, allergy and asthma to more severe health ailments such as Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome and pulmonary hemosiderosis.
 
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