β THALASSEMIA;

A CASE REPORT OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL MANIFESTATION FROM POPULATION OF KARACHI PAKISTAN

Authors

  • Syed Muhammad Ali Karachi Medical and Dental College, University of Karachi (Karachi Medical and Dental College)
  • Syed Mahmood Haider Karachi Medical and Dental College.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2017.24.02.502

Keywords:

β-thalassemia,, Oral and Maxillofacial manifestation.

Abstract

Thalassemia is a single gene inherited blood diseases. Its causes abnormalities
in in various human organ including oral and maxillofacial regions. A case report of 25 years
old, β thalassemia patient from Karachi Pakistan. It is evident from this case report that if blood
transfusion start regularly from early age and iron overload is controlled by proper drugs, then
intensity of manifestation in oral and maxillofacial regions becomes less and thus increasing
life span probability.

Author Biographies

Syed Muhammad Ali, Karachi Medical and Dental College, University of Karachi (Karachi Medical and Dental College)

BDS, MS Scholar 0ral Surgery,

Syed Mahmood Haider, Karachi Medical and Dental College.

BDS, MSc, FDSRCS, FFDRCSI,
FCPS, FDS, RCPS
Professor, Head Department of Oral
Surgery, Head of Dentistry and Vice
Principal 

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Published

2017-02-14

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 02 (2017): VOL 24. NO.02

Section

Articles