Triple Drug Iron Chelation Therapy in Thalassemia Major; A Case Report

نویسندگان
Bhat, Ramitha R ID 1
Lashkari, Harshaprasada ID 2
Pereira, Diana ID 3
Ramprakash, Stalin ID 4

1 Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College and Manipal Academy of Higher education (MAHE), Mangaluru, India

2 Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College and Manipal Academy of Higher education (MAHE), Mangaluru, India

3 Regional advanced pediatric care center, Mangaluru, India

4 Aster CMI hospital, Bangalore, India

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چکیده

Regular packed cell transfusion in patients with thalassemia major leads to iron overload. Chelation therapy is one of the important aspects of thalassemia care as iron overload causes significant cardiac, hepatic, and endocrine dysfunction. We report a case of thalassemia major with severe iron overload causing cardiac and liver dysfunction who ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Thalassemia major, Iron overload, Chelation therapy, Monotherapy, Triple iron chelation therapy