Sherief LM, Goneim E, Kamal NM, Ibraheim A, Alsofiani F, Alawur A. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a β-thalassemia intermedia child: A case report.
World J Clin Pediatr 2020;
9:1-6. [PMID:
32844089 PMCID:
PMC7416358 DOI:
10.5409/wjcp.v9.i1.1]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
β-thalassemia intermedia (βTI) is one of the hemoglobinopathies. It constitutes 10% of β-thalassemia cases and is associated with better quality of life than β-thalassemia major (βTM).
CASE SUMMARY
We recently reported the first case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) from Egypt in a child with βTM, and we herein report the first case of ALL from Egypt in a child with βTI. In this report, literature was reviewed for cases of malignancies associated with βTI and the possible factors underling the relationship between the two entities.
CONCLUSIO
We stress that physicians should have a high index of suspicion of malignancies in thalassemia patients if they present with any suggestive symptoms or signs.
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