Maria Christina Shanty Larasati
Department of Child Health, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga/Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, East Java Indonesia
[ 1 ] - Relationship between serum ferritin and growth status of pediatric transfusion dependent thalassemia
Background: Growth retardation is a long-term complication in pediatric transfusion-dependent thalassemias (TDTs), presented as short-stature and upper body segment shortening. The cause of this condition was chronic hypoxia, iron overload, endocrinopathy, inadequate transfusion, and iron chelation. We analyze the relationship between ferritin level and growth status of pediatric TDTs. Methods...
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