title: Benign osteopetrosis, in a patient with sickle-cell beta+ (beta+) thalassaemia.
abstract: We describe a case of a patient suffering from benign osteopetrosis and sickle-cell beta+ thalassaemia. This case allows us to study the combined action of various pathogenetic mechanism involved in both diseases. The coexistence of osteopetrosis with sickle-cell beta+ thalassaemia seems to intensify the anaemia and sickling, but does not appear to modify the course of the osteopetrosis.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Internal Medicine, NIMTS Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kassimos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kalteziotis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alafakis
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sinakos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tegos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010022:Osteopetrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging