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A survey on transfusion reactions in thalassemia was carried out within the COOLEYCARE Programme, a cooperative enterprise aimed at improving quantity and quality of life in thalassemia through a program of quality assurance of treatment delivered to patients. Reactions were reported in 1,225 of
We report a rare association of δβ-thalassemia (δβ-thal) and a hemoglobin (Hb) variant with high oxygen affinity in a Spanish newborn. The proband had no Hb A and showed microcytosis and hypochromia; the peripheral blood smear was compatible with a thalassemia trait. Molecular studies revealed that
Introduction: Haemoglobin H (Hb H) disease is an alpha thalassemia characterised by either 3 alpha-globin gene deletions (deletional type) or 2 alpha-globin gene deletions with 1-point mutation (nondeletional type). Haemoglobin H-Constant
A female proband homozygous for both Hb Luton [α89(FG1)His→Leu (CAC>CTC), HBA2: c.269A>T (or HBA1)], a high oxygen affinity hemoglobin (Hb), and for α(+)-thalassemia (α-thal), (-α(4.2), leftward deletion) was first described in 2012. This is a follow-up report of the same case. At the age of 18, the
BACKGROUND
There is no published data of treating hepatitis C in thalassemia major patients with any sofosbuvir based direct acting antivirals (DAAs). This study was performed to determine the efficacy and safety of these regimes using generic drugs in the thalassemia major population.
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OBJECTIVE
To assess the prevalence of periodontal disease, orofacial changes and craniofacial abnormalities in patients with thalassemia major (TM). Dental management is discussed
METHODS
The sample consisted of 54 patients with TM, 31 males and 23 females aged 5.5 to 18.3 years, with the mean age
We report marked intracerebral calcification in eight thalassemic patients with hypoparathyroidism, followed regularly at the Haematology Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Shiraz, Iran. Their mean age was 16.8 years (range 12-21 years). Six of the eight patients with thalassemia were
In patients with b-thalassemia major (TM), the anterior pituitary gland is particularly sensitive to free radical stresses. It has been reported that the GH deficiency (GHD) may be secondary to either pituitary or hypothalamic dysfunction. The duration of the disease, the patient's age and the
Cyclosporin A (CsA) has been shown to be useful in the prophylaxis of acute graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD). However, this immunosuppressive agent produces multiple side-effects including nephrotoxicity, hypertension, hypertricosis, gum hyperplasia, infections, and neurotoxicity. We report a
Background: Despite the proven benefits of iron chelation therapy (ICT) in the management of chronic iron overload and related complications, compliance to long-term ICT is challenging. Results from the ECLIPSE study, an open-label,
OBJECTIVE
To identify risk factors for headache and migraine in children with sickle cell disease and test the hypothesis that either or both are independently associated with silent cerebral infarcts.
METHODS
In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated the health history, laboratory values, and
Erythema infectiosum (fifth disease) is the most common clinical presentation of acute parvovirus B19 infection in infancy. In healthy adults, most cases of infection are asymptomatic or accompanied by a flu-like syndrome like headaches and myalgia. Haematological manifestations are dominated by
Ischemic stroke is rare in children, most of which occur in the supratentorial brain, and infratentorial infarcts are very rare. Some clinical manifestations may be similar but others such as ataxia and cranial nerve palsy are more specific. Vertebral artery dissection is the most frequent cause of
Melioidosis is an emerging disease in India. Cases have also been reported from South East Asia, Australia and Japan. Major risk factors for melioidosis are diabetes mellitus, preexisting renal disease and thalassemia. Exposure to contaminated soil and water are also significant occupational hazards
OBJECTIVE
To determine the prevalence of potential intracardiac shunts, including patent foramen ovale (PFO), in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and stroke.
METHODS
We performed a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) on 40 children with SCD (39 with hemoglobin SS and 1 with sickle-beta0