Gerry Dorrestein, DVM, PhD, DECZM, Dipl Vet Pathol
Dr. Gerry M. Dorrestein is the director of the Dutch Research Institute for Avian and Exotic Animals (NOIVBD) and the head of its diagnostic pathology laboratory…
Contributor: Gerry Dorrestein, DVM, PhD, DECZM, Dipl Vet Pathol
Iron Storage Disease In Birds
Hemochromatosis, “iron overload”, or “iron storage disease” is the excess accumulation of iron within parenchyma, especially in the liver and eventually in the heart and spleen. Elevated iron stores eventually lead to hepatocyte damage and fibrosis.