HAEMOGLOBIN E/BETA-THALASSEMIA: A CASE REPORT FROM UPPER ASSAM, INDIA
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 9
Abstract
We report here a patient from upper Assam region of India with Hb E/β thalassemia disease, whose father belongs to the tea garden community and mother is Assamese where Hb E is very common. The patient was suffering from severe anaemia and hepatosplenomegaly. After examination two units of blood transfusion and folic acid course were given to the patient. Patient was finally treated with chelation therapy
Authors and Affiliations
Anju Barhai Teli, Rumi Deori, Sidhartha Protim Saikia, Rita Panyan G, Kalyani Pathak
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