At present, the most obvious signs of Mediterranean Sea in children do not exist in the clinic, and the more typical clinical symptoms include jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, pallor, etc., and the performance is different according to the degree of anemia.
1. Mild: generally no obvious symptoms, there may be mild anemia performance, such as daily life easy to fatigue, etc., usually does not affect normal life.
2. Moderate: Usually there will be pale face, lips and limbs, and children may have slower physical development than their peers, and some children may also have special facial features, such as head, forehead protruding, etc., which may affect their growth and development if not intervened in a timely manner.
3. Severe: it may be manifested as saddle nose, jaundice and other symptoms, accompanied by liver, spleen and other organs abnormally enlarged, in severe cases, the enlarged organs can be touched on the surface of the body, and at the same time combined with the respiratory system, digestive system infection and other symptoms.
Parents of children with thalassemia should take their children to the doctor in time to determine the degree of anemia and the corresponding treatment according to the professional doctor’s judgment.