I have a question for you. Is the disease "hemachromatosis"? or "hemochromotosis"?
I was trying to find some information for you and I looked in my medical books. the only thing I found was for "hemochromotosis" and it says <this is going to be a direct quote>
A disease characterized pathologically by excess deposits of iron throughout the body. The liver becomes enlarged; the skin is pigmented so that it has a bronze hue; and there is diabetes and frequently cardiac failure. It is a rare disease seen ten times as frequently in males as females. The majority of cases develop after the 4th decade. <also referred to as bronzed diabetes>
That is from "Taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary"
okay.. here is more.. this is direct quote from The American Medical Association Home medical encyclopedia.
Hemochromatosis
An inherited disease (also known as "bronze diabetes") in which too much iron is absorbed. Over the years the excess iron accumulates in the liver, pancreas, heart , testes, and, to a lesser extent, in other organs.
Causes
The disease is confined almost entirely to men. Women are very rarely affected because they regularly lose iron in their menstual blood. Although the disease is known to be genetic in origin, the exact mode of inheritance is unclear. Male relatives of an affected person are at risk.
Symptoms, Complications, and Diagnoses
Hemochromatosis rarely causes problems until middle age. A loss of sexual drive and reduction in the size of the testes are often the first signs. Eventually the rion overload causes liver enlargement and cirrhosis (chronic liver damage), deficient insulin production by the pancreas leading to diabetes mellitus, bronzed skin coloration due to iron pigment deposition under the skin (hence the alternative name), cardiac arrhythmia and other heart disorders, and, during the late stages of the disease, liver failure and liver cancer.
The diagnosis is based on blood tests that reveal a high level of iron in the blood and a liver biopsy (removal of a small sample of tissue for analysis).
Treatment
The disease is treated by venesection (removing blood) in the same way that blood is removed during blood donation. Initially, venesection is performed once or twice a week. Once the iron level has returned to normal, the procedure is required only three or four times a year.
For young men, treatment can prevent the development of complications; for those who have the fully developed disease, regular venesection can prolong life. Chelating agents (such as deferoxamine) have been investigated as an alternative to venesection.
I hope this helps (if this is the correct thing your looking for) if not then I will search some more for you.
-Shelli