<prompt> All are seen in hemochromatosis except?HypogonadismAhropathyBronze diabetesDesferrioxamine is the treatment of choice  <response>: Answer is D Desferrioxamine is the treatment of choice: The treatment of choice for Hematochromatosis is removed of excess body iron by Phlebotomy and not with the use of chelating agents like desfernoxamine. Removal of Excessive Body iron Phlebotomy is the treatment of choice Iron removal is best accomplished by once or twice weekly phlebotomy of 500m1, - These should be continued until the serum ferritin level is 50pgL May be required for 1-2 years - Thereafter phlebotomies are performed at appropriate intervals to maintain ferritin levels between 50-100 tgL usually one phlebotomy every 3 months Chelating agents such as Desferoxamine are alternative agents and indicated when anemia and hypoproteinemia are severe enough to preclude phlebotomy Treatment of Haematochromatosis Phlebotomy is the treatment of choice in Hematochromatosis Therapy of Haematochromatosis involves removal of excessive body iron and suppoive treatment of damaged organs Alcohol consumption should he eleminatedQ as increases ruck hematochronhth,sLs ten oh Ahropathv, Hypogonadism, Diabetes and Bronzing pigmentation of skin are all characteristic manifestation of hematochromatosis Note: The combination of skin hyperpigmentation and insulin deficiency diabetes is called Bronze diabetes. The characterstic clinical features of Haemoehromatosis in order frequency areQ : Hepatomegaly 951 Skin pigmentation 90 Diabetes mellitus 65 Ahropathy 25-50 Cardiac disease 15 Hypogonadism 