Transfusion of neocytes concentrate/pooled neocytes in β-thalassemic patients

Assessment of Pancreatic Iron Overload in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemic Patients

Advances in the management of transfusion dependent thalassemic patients have improved the survival of these patients. The most important consequence of repeated and frequent transfusions is iron accumulation in vital organs. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive and valid technique for the estimation of iron stores. Despite multiple studies about cardiac and liver MRI T2*, the...

Prevalence of HIV Infection in Thalassemic Patients Receiving Blood Transfusion in Chaharmahal-bakhtiari Province in 2006

Background and Objective: Patients with thalassemia major have an abnormality in hemoglobin synthesis and ineffective hematopoiesis and for this reason with respect to disease severity should receive one or more fresh blood unit every 15-30 days. Since transfusion of blood products has been known as one ...

Abnormal glucose tolerance in transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemic patients.

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence of and risk factors for abnormal glucose tolerance in transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemic patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 89 transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemic patients were interviewed. Diabetes was previously diagnosed in 14 of them. In the remaining 75 patients, 68 participated in an oral glucose tolerance test. Potential risk facto...

Post transfusion purpura in a thalassemic child.

Post transfusion purpura (PTP) is a rare condition and only 200 cases have been reported so far. It is commonly seen in women, with a preponderance in the sixth and seventh decade. Majority of these cases have been observed in whites and the condition is rare among Asian patients(l). It has not yet been reported in children(2). PTP is characterized by the development of thrombocytopenia associa...

Developmental changes in HbA2 and HbF on neocytes and gerocytes in normal infants during the first year of life.