title: Frequency and features of rheumatic findings in thalassaemia minor: a blind controlled study.
abstract: Since 1977, various reports have been published concerned with locomotor system involvement in thalassaemia minor. In this blind study, a further 80 cases with thalassaemia minor were evaluated and compared with 63 healthy controls. In 52% of thalassaemia minor cases and 54% of controls, varying musculoskeletal involvement was found by means of history, clinical examination and radiological investigation. Three patients had a history of short-lived arthritis. It was concluded that arthralgia was the most frequent finding, and hands (wrist) and shoulders were mostly involved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Arman
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Butun
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doseyen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bircan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guven
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009142:Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; D015995:Prevalence; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology