Beta-thalassemia

Beta-thalassemia (BT) is characterized by deficiency (Beta+) or absence (Beta0) of synthesis of the beta globin chains of hemoglobin (Hb).

Cataract

A cataract is an opacity or clouding that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its capsule.


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PMID (PMCID)
17720090
 FEMALE Adult
Rapidly progressing bilateral cataracts in a patient with beta thalassemia and pellagra.
Athanasiadis I, Konstantinidis A, Kyprianou I, Robinson R, Moschou V, Kouzi-Koliakos K.
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007;33(9):1659-61.
Soon after the diagnosis of pellagra in a 20-year-old patient with beta thalassemia, bilateral intumescent cataracts rapidly developed.