Thalassemia- Symptoms and Causes

THALASSEMIA
Every year approximately 100,000 children with Thalassemia Major are born world over, of which 10,000 are born in India which approximately accounts for 10% of the total world incidence of thalassemia-affected children.

1 in 8 of thalassemia carriers live in India. The prevalence of thalassemia ranges between 0.6% and 15% across south India.

Most thalassemia patients would live up to the age of 25 to 30 years. Improved facilities will help them live up to the age of 60.

A stem cell transplant is the only treatment that can cure thalassemia. But only a small number of people who have severe thalassemias are able to find a good donor match and have the risky procedure.

When left untreated, this condition can lead to problems in the liver, heart, and spleen. Infections and heart failure are the most common life-threatening complications of thalassemia in children.

Like adults, children with severe thalassemia need frequent blood transfusions to get rid of excess iron in the body.

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