title: [Association of Hbo Arab/beta-thalassemia discovered fortuitously in 2 brothers].
abstract: A four-year-old boy admitted for fever and a skin rash was diagnosed as having a rickettsial infection. Regenerative microcytic anemia and enlargement of the spleen were also found. Hemoglobin electrophoresis and a family study disclosed a combination of two heterozygous hemoglobinopathies, i.e., HbO Arab and beta-thalassemia. A male sibling had the same anomalies as the index patient and was free of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Infantile C, Hôpital d'Enfants de Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mongalgi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Debbabi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guemira
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fattoum
mesh_terms: D001797:Blood Protein Electrophoresis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D004911:Erythrocyte Volume; D006453:Hemoglobinopathies / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; C032031:hemoglobin Arab
vernacular_title: Association d'une HbO Arab/bêta-thalassémie découverte fortuitement chez deux frères.