Deposition of excess iron in the liver, skin, joints and pancreas. This is an inherited disease in which large amounts of iron are transported from the intestine, accumulate in the liver, and cannot be processed normally. Iron build up affects other areas of the body as well as the liver.
Haemochromatosis, also spelled hemochromatosis, is a hereditary disease characterized by improper processing by the body of dietary iron which causes iron to accumulate in a number of body tissues, eventually causing organ dysfunction. It is the main iron overload disorder.