A successful pregnancy outcome in transfusion dependent thalassaemia major.
A case of a successful pregnancy outcome in a patient with transfusion dependent beta thalassaemia major is presented. This is the first case reported from Australia, the only other in the literature being from the United Kingdom (1).
D000328:Adult; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003676:Deferoxamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000628:therapy*; D013156:Splenectomy; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000628:therapy*
D003676:Deferoxamine