Article: Research reports from Mustafa Kemal University, Medical Department provide new insights into thalassemia.

"beta-Thalassemia major affects multiple organs and is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. The goal of this analysis was to document the frequency of skin diseases among patients with beta-thalassemia major," scientists in Antakya, Turkey report (see also Thalassemia).

"A sample of 78 patients with beta-thalassemia major was recruited and interviewed at the thalassemia clinic between April and June 2008. A dermatologist completed a skin examination of each patient and recorded any skin disease present. The patients' laboratory results and treatment modalities were recorded from the charts. Sixty-five (83.3%) of the 78 patients examined had a ...

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