What are the complications of thalassemia

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Thalassemia is a group of hereditary small cell hemolytic anemia. The disease is caused by the deletion or point mutation of globin gene. Patients with thalassemia will have symptoms such as anemia weakness, intra-abdominal caking, growth retardation, etc. if the baby has thalassemia symptoms, it should be treated in time, so as not to affect the acquired spleen and stomach function and the growth and development of the baby, If there is no treatment for a long time, it will lead to blood gas failure and even death. What are the complications of thalassemia? Now let's share some related knowledge.

What are the complications of thalassemia

First, complications will lead to excessive iron accumulation. Patients with thalassemia will have excessive iron due to long-term blood transfusion. Iron accumulation will cause damage to many organs of the human body, including heart, liver, endocrine organs, and even severe patients will have heart failure.

Second: the second disease can cause infectious diseases, because patients with thalassemia need regular blood transfusion, and the probability of frequent blood transfusion infectious diseases will increase. Although the preventive measures in the process of blood transfusion have reduced the chance of infection, there are also many patients infected by blood transfusion.

Third: complications three patients with splenomegaly, due to thalassemia patients in the long-term spleen deficiency and hemolysis stimulation, patients with severe thalassemia will appear splenomegaly problem, and patients with splenomegaly did not get timely treatment, the damage to the spleen will be more and more serious.

matters needing attention

Because there are many complications in patients with thalassemia, serious and even endanger people's lives, so once the patient is found in the stool, they should be treated in time. At the same time, the patient should eat more nutritious food to avoid spicy and cold food.