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Skeletal manifestations in beta-thalassaemia intermedia
1Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
|March 1, 1991
Abstract:
Thalassaemia intermedia with distressing complications is reported from India. An 11 year old boy presented with recurrent fractures since 6 years of age. Investigations revealed that he had multiple healed fractures of long bones, hypersplenism, iron overload and a red blood cell half life (t1/2) of 17 1/2 days. Splenectomy was planned.