Beta-thalassemia

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

Abscess



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PMID (PMCID)
28348771
(5330239)
 OTHER
Angioinvasive mucormycosis and paradoxical stroke: a case report.
Mititelu R, Bourassa-Blanchette S, Sharma K, Roth V.
JMM Case Rep. 2016;3(4):e005048.
We describe a case of a 33-year-old female with transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia who was started on intravenous deferiprone therapy and subsequently presented with a retropharyngeal abscess.
19622965
 FEMALE Young Adult
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and chorioamnionitis after recurrent marsupialization of a bartholin abscess.
Sherer DM, Dalloul M, Salameh G, Abulafia O.
Obstet Gynecol. 2009;114(2 Pt 2):471-2.
A young primigravida, with sickle cell (Hb SS) disease and beta thalassemia presented at 37 weeks of gestation with fever, chills, and lower abdominal pain in the presence of intact fetal membranes, 10 days after recurrent marsupialization of a Bartholin abscess.
12160176
 MALE Adult
Staphylococcus aureus abscess of the spleen in a beta-thalassemia patient.
Aessopos A, Politou M, Farmakis D, Sideris P, Grapsa A, Andreopoulos A, Kalahanis N, Karagiorga M.
Scand J Infect Dis. 2002;34(6):466-8.
Staphylococcus aureus abscess of the spleen in a beta-thalassemia patient.