Benign osteopetrosis, in a patient with sickle-cell beta+ (beta+) thalassaemia.
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.
Kassimos
D
D
1st Department of Internal Medicine, NIMTS Hospital of Athens, Greece.
Kalteziotis
G
G
Alafakis
G
G
Sinakos
Z
Z
Tegos
C
C
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010022:Osteopetrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging