Beta-thalassemia

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

Paraparesis

Weakness or partial paralysis in the lower limbs.


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PMID (PMCID)
10349197
 FEMALE Adult
Spinal cord compression in beta-thalassemia: follow-up after radiotherapy.
da Fonseca SF, Figueiredo MS, Cancado RD, Nakandakare F, Segreto R, Kerbauy J.
Sao Paulo Med J. 1998;116(6):1879-81.
We report the case of a patient with intermediate beta-thalassemia and crural paraparesis due to spinal cord compression by a paravertebral extramedullary mass.
7469578
 MALE Adult
Tumor-simulating thoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis.
Elbers H, vd Stadt J, Wagenaar SS.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1980;30(6):584-7.
In 1 patient with homozygous beta-thalassemia, a progressive paraparesis developed because of a mass of ectopic marrow in the spinal epidural space.