a patient with end stage renal disease on dialysis for 3 years. his anemia was managed by erythropoeitin 12000 weekly , with iron sucrose 100 mg 3 times weekly.
his new iron profile shows TSAT 31 % , while his ferritin is 1600 ng/ml.
the patient 2 months ago started to feel severe abdominal distension , for which abdominal ultrasound was done . it shows a degree of liver cirrhosis , as well as ascites.
Is this related to hemochromatosis?