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Physical findings in beta-thalassemia major may include: | Physical findings in beta-thalassemia major may include<ref name="pmid32557398">{{cite journal |vauthors=Motta I, Bou-Fakhredin R, Taher AT, Cappellini MD |title=Beta Thalassemia: New Therapeutic Options Beyond Transfusion and Iron Chelation |journal=Drugs |volume=80 |issue=11 |pages=1053–1063 |date=July 2020 |pmid=32557398 |doi=10.1007/s40265-020-01341-9 |url=}}</ref>: | ||
*Pallor | *Pallor | ||
*Hyperpigmentation due to transfusion | *Hyperpigmentation due to transfusion | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maryam Hadipour, M.D.[2]
Overview
Physical Examination
Physical findings in beta-thalassemia major may include[1]:
- Pallor
- Hyperpigmentation due to transfusion
- Jaundice
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Facial bone deformities
- Frontal bossing
- Long bone abnormalities
- Skull expansion with frontal, malar, and nasal bridge prominences
- Maxillary hypertrophy
- The upper maxillary expansion causes malocclusion by altering tooth spacing
- Short trunk and genu valgum
- Delayed sexual development
- low blood pressure which may indicate cardiac decompensation
- Irregular pulse due to iron-related myocardial abnormalities