A case of beta-thalassaemia major resistant to standard treatment

We report the case of a 22-year-old woman from Albania, with thalassaemia major, in severe clinical condition who could no longer be transfused due to the occurrence of severe, acute, post-transfusional reactions. After 10 years of treatment, she failed to respond to hydroxyurea. When she received t...

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Published in:	Clinical Management Issues
Main Authors:	Nicoletta Masera, Valentina Decimi, Luisa Tavecchia, Marietta Capra, Giovanni Cazzaniga, Andrea Biondi, Giuseppe Masera
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SEEd 2010-06-01
Subjects:	Thalassaemia Thalidomide Foetal haemoglobin
Online Access:	https://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/cmi/article/view/531