Vitamin D Deficiency among Blood Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia Children Admitted to Tertiary Level Pediatric Hospital in Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Introduction: Children with beta thalassemia are on regular blood transfusions, which could result in iron deposition in the liver causing decreased synthesis of Vitamin D-25OH. There are limited publications on the association of Vitamin D deficiency with blood transfusion-dependent thalassemia in...

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Published in:	Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Main Authors:	Anil Kumar Shrestha, Sangay Chultim Sherpa, Bindu Gyawali, Manisha Sharma, Santosh Adhikari, Suchitra Shrestha, Susan Bhattarai, Sagar Thapa, Devashish Sharma, Prajwal Paudel, Sushil Gyawali
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nepal Medical Association 2024-09-01
Subjects:	beta thalassemia blood transfusion children iron overload Nepal vitamin D deficiency
Online Access:	https://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/8779