Hemochromatosis
Iron Overload due to NO Hepcidin- blocks Iron release from interstitial cells so too much Iron absorbed in body
Builds up in liver, skin, pancreas
AR mutation on Chr. 6
HemoSiderin (Iron Store) deposits in hepatocytes (brown)
Usually no inflammation, eventually into cirrhosis
Tx: Phlebotomy
Prussian Blue Stain to prove pigment has iron in it