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Thalassemia - Symptom

Alternative Names

Mediterranean anemia; Cooley's anemia

Symptoms:

Signs and tests:

  • Enlarged spleen
  • Peripheral blood smear shows small, abnormally-shaped red blood cells
  • Complete blood count shows anemia
  • Hemoglobin electrophoresis shows abnormal hemoglobin
This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:
  • Reviewed last on: 10/30/2006
  • William Matsui, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.