Congenital and Familial Iron Overload

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Abstract
Two infants with hypotonia and minor congenital anomalies were found to have a striking increase in the total body iron in the absence of any hemolysis or unusual iron intake. The increase in iron was demonstrated histochemically and also by direct tissue iron determination. The absence of hemolysis and exogenous iron intake suggested a disturbance of iron transfer in utero. The presence of iron overload in both infants with similar clinical and pathological findings indicated that this condition is probably genetically determined.

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