Hematological disorders like Hemophilia or Thalassaemia.
What is Thalassemia, Causes and treatment?
Thalassemia Hemophilia Thrombophilia Aplastic anemia Leukemia ITP.
Bright examples are lead poisoning or thalassemia.
Thalassemia: Prevention and Complications.
Can Thalassemia major be treated?
Thalassemia intermedia: It is a less severe form.
People with thalassemia intermedia do not need blood transfusions.
In India, one out of 25 people are thalassemia carriers.
Each year 10 to 12 thousand children are born with thalassemia.
Beta thalassemia major(Cooley's anemia) is a very severe form of thalassemia.
There are two main forms of thalassemia that are more severe.
According to the severity of the disease, thalassemia can be categorized as:.
Thalassemia is an inherited disease,
which means it is passed down from parents to children.
Beta thalassemia: Beta thalassemia occurs when
the body can't produce a protein called beta globin.
Alpha Thalassemia: Alpha Thalassemia occurs when
the body can't make a protein called alpha globin.
Beta thalassemia can be categorised into three types, namely
thalassemia major, thalassemia minor, and thalassemia intermedia.
Treatment for BTM should ideally be given
by a specialist team who have experience in treating Thalassaemia.
Persons with thalassemia minor(thalassemia carriers or thalassemia trait)
can donate blood, if they meet the required criterias.
Beta thalassemia can be categorised into three types, namely thalassemia major, thalassemia minor, and thalassemia intermedia.
Theme of World Thalassaemia Day 2019:“Universal access to quality Thalassaemia healthcare services:
Building bridges with and for patient”.
Persons with thalassemia minor(thalassemia carriers or thalassemia trait) can donate blood, if they meet the required criterias.
World Thalassemia Day theme 2019 was“Universal access
to quality thalassemia healthcare services: Building bridges with and for the patient”.
Depending on your type and severity of Thalassemia, a physical examination might also help your doctor,
make a diagnosis.
Hemoglobin E/thalassemia: common in Cambodia,
Thailand, and parts of India; clinically similar to β thalassemia major or thalassemia intermedia.
Hemoglobin E/thalassemia: common in Cambodia,
Thailand, and parts of India; clinically similar to β thalassemia major or thalassemia intermedia.
For the more severe forms of Thalassaemia, modern treatment gives a good outlook,
but lifelong monitoring and treatment are needed.
Beta Thalassaemia, which can be caused by more than 200 gene mutations,
and is much more common than alpha Thalassaemia.
This is because Thalassaemia may increase the risk of your baby developing a neural tube defect,
such as spina bifida.
If their child inherits one of each gene,
the combination is called sickle cell/beta Thalassaemia- also called sickle cell disease.