Tony Surekha, Daar Shahina, Zachariah Mathew, Wali Yasser
Oman Med J. 2012 Nov;27(6):e012. doi: 10.5001/omj.2012.125.
We report a known case of thalassemia intermedia (Hb Dhofar) who in spite of mild thalassemic facies, attained his normal genetic height, pubertal maturity and improved self-image with minimal splenomegaly through a hypertransfusion/chelation regimen that was started just before puberty and maintained for 5 years. As there are no clear guidelines in the management of patients with thalassemia intermedia, the option of hypertransfusion/chelation during the pubertal growth spurt may alleviate some of the complications associated with thalassemia intermedia.
我们报告了一例中间型地中海贫血(Hb 佐法尔)的已知病例,尽管有轻度地中海贫血面容,但通过在青春期前开始并维持 5 年的强化输血/螯合疗法,该患者达到了正常的遗传身高、青春期成熟度,并改善了自我形象,且脾肿大程度最小。由于中间型地中海贫血患者的管理尚无明确指南,在青春期生长突增期间进行强化输血/螯合疗法可能会减轻一些与中间型地中海贫血相关的并发症。