Hereditary hemocromatosis: Integrative literature review

Abstract

Haemochromatosis is a dominant or autosomal recessive disorder caused by improper increased iron absorption by the gastrointestinal mucosa, classified as hereditary or primary, secondary or acquired existing rare forms of the disease. As neonatal hemochromatosis, which is occurs due to an injury that leads to fulminant hepatic failure in the first days of life, juvenile hemochromatosis occurs due to genetic abnormalities consequences. The present work it is an integrative literature review conducted in the databases LILACS and ScieLO observing a period of 10 years, ie 2004 to 2014. It aims to know what has been studied, researched and published about Hemochromatosis, presented in scientific journals healthcare in the last ten years as well as new trends in evaluation and treatment of this disease in the national and international scene addressed in these journals. This research is qualitative approach and the data obtained were analyzed and categorized for analysis. It was observed that the Hemochromatosis is one of the most common genetic disorders in Caucasoids, has an autosomal recessive inheritance patterns and affects, in heterozygous form, with iron accumulation feature in tissues caused organ damage and even death. It is concluded that more studies are needed on the subject, as well as more studies in nursing need to be carried out on the practice of care for patients with hemochromatosis.