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Suggest Treatment For Thalassemia Beta Major
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My daughter is just four months old. She has been suspected of Thalassemia beta major, and confirmed. The pathological result did not confirm due to her age. Her hemoglobin dropped to 5.6 %, so she has been hurriedly given two unit (each 75 ml) of blood when she was just three and half months old . The clinical report (HPLC) revealed Hb F was 96.5 %. Except that me and my wife are both beta Thalassemia carrier.
I want to know the latest treatments of that including homeopathy.
My daughter is just four months old. She has been suspected of Thalassemia beta major, and confirmed. The pathological result did not confirm due to her age. Her hemoglobin dropped to 5.6 %, so she has been hurriedly given two unit (each 75 ml) of blood when she was just three and half months old . The clinical report (HPLC) revealed Hb F was 96.5 %. Except that me and my wife are both beta Thalassemia carrier.
I want to know the latest treatments of that including homeopathy.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
Thalassemia major is characterised by deficient hemoglobin synthesis.
It is managed by regular blood transfusion.
Repeated blood transfusion leads to iron overload.
Iron overload is cleared by iron chelation therapy.
Thalassemia causes splenomegaly or enlarged spleen.
Splenomegaly is managed by splenectomy.
Homeopathy does not offer any treatment for thalassemia.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
Thalassemia major is characterised by deficient hemoglobin synthesis.
It is managed by regular blood transfusion.
Repeated blood transfusion leads to iron overload.
Iron overload is cleared by iron chelation therapy.
Thalassemia causes splenomegaly or enlarged spleen.
Splenomegaly is managed by splenectomy.
Homeopathy does not offer any treatment for thalassemia.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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