Cholelithiasis in thalassaemia major.
The incidence of gall stones in thalassaemia is less than that in sickle cell anaemia or hereditary spherocytosis. With adequate blood transfusions, the incidence is as low as 2%. There are not many reports on cholelithiasis in thalassaemia. A case of 24-year-old female with thalassaemia major and gall stone is reported here.
Krishna
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KK
Department of Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College & Bharati Hospital, Pune.
Diwan
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AG
Mitra
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DK
D000328:Adult; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*