raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:139507

Dietary iron overload disease

Synonyms: African iron overload · Bantu siderosis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Adult, Elderly
Status
active

A rare disorder described in sub-Saharan African populations and characterized by iron overload due to excess dietary iron intake and possibly genetic factors, leading to hepatic portal fibrosis and micronodular cirrhosis.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enDietary iron overload diseaseAfrican iron overload · Bantu siderosis
frMaladie de surcharge nutritionnelle en ferHémochromatose africaine · Sidérose bantoue · Sidérose des Bantous
deAfrikanische EisenüberladungBantu-Siderose
esSobrecarga de hierro tipo africano
itSovraccarico di ferro, tipo africanoSiderosi dei Bantu
nlAfrikaanse ijzerstapelingBantoe-siderose · Bantu-siderose
ptSobrecarga de ferro, tipo africano
plAfrykańskie przeciążenie żelazemSyderoza Bantu
csAfrický typ přetížení organizmu železemBantu sideróza
ukХвороба надлишку заліза в раціоні харчуванняАфриканське перевантаження залізом · Сидероз Банту
zh非洲铁过载症Bantu铁质沉着
trAfrika aşırı demir yüküBantu siderozu

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM601195Evalidated
ICD-10E83.1NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-115C64.10NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0011012Evalidated
MeSHC537904Evalidated
UMLSC0268063Evalidated
GARD8495Evalidated
MedDRA10083862Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

25 annotations · validated 2019-06-21
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0003281Increased circulating ferritin concentration
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0012465Elevated hepatic iron concentration
HP:0012463Elevated transferrin saturation
HP:0001395Hepatic fibrosis
HP:0002614Hepatic periportal necrosis
HP:0012115Hepatitis
HP:0006562Viral hepatitis
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001627Abnormal heart morphology
HP:0012090Abnormal pancreas morphology
HP:0011732Abnormality of adrenal morphology
HP:0000078Abnormality of the genital system
HP:0011772Abnormality of thyroid morphology
HP:0031035Chronic infection
HP:0001635Congestive heart failure
HP:0000819Diabetes mellitus
HP:0012852Hepatic bridging fibrosis
HP:0001397Hepatic steatosis
HP:0001402Hepatocellular carcinoma
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0003118Increased circulating cortisol level
HP:0001413Micronodular cirrhosis
HP:0100510Vitamin C deficiency
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0011459Esophageal carcinoma
HP:0000939Osteoporosis
HP:0002586Peritonitis

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 10615217[PMID]_10881373[PMID]_1727237[PMID]_8549953[PMID]_14515008[PMID]

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Sources for this card