What is thalassemia?

Marine anemia is also known as thalassemia. is a group of hereditary hemolytic anemias. Its common feature is that due to a defect in the globin gene, hemoglobin is made in the bead egg.

The white peptide chain has one or several synthesized reduced or non-synthesized. As a result, the composition of hemoglobin is changed, and the clinical symptoms of this group of diseases vary from mild to severe, and most of them manifest as chronic progressive hemolytic anemia.

Thalassemia is a type of anemia, which is a hereditary hemolytic anemia. Because it is mainly distributed in the Mediterranean region, the countries of the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Hence the term thalassemia.

Thalassemia is a relatively rare disease, so many people do not know much about thalassemia, this disease, and then I will explain to you what kind of disease thalassemia is.

1.First of all, thalassemia is a congenital blood disease, it has certain genetic factors, thalassemia is also known as marine anemia, referred to as thalassaemia, is a congenital blood disease, is very related to the genetics of parents, if there is this disease must go to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor to use the drug, do not believe that there are any home remedies, which will delay the child's condition.

2.Secondly, after the appearance of thalassemia, the appearance of the child will generally undergo some changes, and most of the disease occurs in infants, manifested as anemia, weakness, and intra-abdominal lumps. Stunting, severe multi-growth stunting, often death before adulthood.

Patients with mild and intermediate types can generally live to adulthood and participate in labor, and if they pay attention to labor and diet, they can reduce complications and improve symptoms.

3.Finally, red blood cell transfusion The small amount of transfusion method is only suitable for intermediate and thalassemia and is not advocated for severe thalassemia. For severe thalassemia, moderate and high blood transfusions should be given at an early stage to keep the child's growth and development close to normal and prevent bone lesions.

The method is to give repeated transfusions of packed red blood cells to achieve a hemoglobin content of 120 150 g L; Then 10 15 ml kg of packed red blood cells are transfused every 2 to 4 weeks to maintain the hemoglobin content above 90 105 g l. However, this method can easily lead to hemosiderosis and should be given at the same time**.

Precautions. The heritability of thalassemia is still very high, so we must pay attention to avoid the factor of consanguineous marriage when we get married, and two adults with thalassemia try not to get married.