Thalassemia is the full name of thalassemia. For men with thalassemia, no special treatment is needed for milder cases, while more severe cases can be treated with blood transfusions, iron removal therapy, gene activation therapy, splenectomy, and so on.
Thalassemia is a hereditary hemolytic disease with a disorder of synthesis of peptide chains of pearl proteins. Patients with milder conditions may be asymptomatic or only have minor anemia symptoms, and no special treatment is needed for patients with milder conditions.
On the other hand, patients with severe thalassemia may have symptoms such as pale skin, fatigue and tiredness, jaundice, enlarged liver and spleen, etc., which may even lead to death. For the treatment, red blood cell transfusion should be carried out, and drugs such as Desferrioxamine, Desferrioxone and Deferasirox etc. should be given to remove iron; in addition, gene activation therapy, splenectomy, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and other treatments can also be carried out.
If thalassemia is diagnosed, please follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.