What are the symptoms of thalassemia

What are the symptoms of thalassemia

     What are the symptoms of thalassemia?

What are the symptoms of thalassemia?
Thalassemia symptoms vary according to the type carried by the patient.

Alpha or beta thalassemia major: does not show any symptoms of the holder of this type usually, and grow healthy, but may develop a mild anemia, and the symptoms are as follows:
• fatigue
• pallor of the skin color
• feeling short of breath after the effort or do some exercises
The cases of thalassemia minor are discovered during tests (tests) of blood.

Beta thalassemia major (Cooley's anemia): do not show any symptoms of this type at birth, but begin to hit the children's disease anemia as they get older. Symptoms of beta thalassemia major:
• pallor of the skin color
• mild appetite for food
• irritability and emotional
• fatigue
• deformity in the bone
• inability to grow
• delay in puberty
• pain in the head (headache)
• general weakness

In the long run, can affect the lack of hemoglobin in the blood on the functions of the spleen and liver.
Treatments can help Althelasima ease these symptoms.
If you are worried about the emergence of some of the above symptoms your child, take an appointment at the doctor for a test (test or analysis) of blood for thalassemia.

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