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Talasemia - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Anemia mediterránea; Anemia de Cooley; Talasemia beta; Talasemia alfa

Tratamiento:

El tratamiento para la talasemia mayor a menudo implica transfusiones de sangre regulares y suplementos de folato.

Si usted recibe transfusiones de sangre, no debe tomar suplementos de hierro. Hacer esto puede provocar que se acumule una alta cantidad de hierro en el cuerpo, lo cual puede ser dañino.

Las personas que reciben un número significativo de transfusiones requieren un tratamiento llamado terapia de quelación para eliminar el exceso de hierro del cuerpo.

El trasplante de médula ósea puede ayudar a tratar la enfermedad en algunos pacientes, especialmente niños.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

La talasemia grave puede provocar la muerte prematura debido a una insuficiencia cardíaca por lo general entre los 20 y 30 años de edad. Las transfusiones de sangre frecuentes con terapia para eliminar el hierro ayudan a mejorar el pronóstico.

Las formas menos graves de talasemia generalmente no acortan el período de vida.

Complicaciones:

Sin tratamiento, la talasemia mayor lleva a insuficiencia cardíaca y problemas hepáticos y aumenta la susceptibilidad de la persona a las infecciones.

Las transfusiones de sangre pueden ayudar a controlar algunos síntomas, pero pueden provocar sobrecarga de hierro, lo cual puede causar daño a los sistemas cardíaco, hepático y endocrino.

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Solicite una cita con el médico si:

  • Usted o su hijo tiene síntomas de talasemia
  • Está recibiendo tratamiento para este trastorno y se presentan nuevos síntomas
  • Reviewed last on: 1/31/2010
  • Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital; and David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Giardina PJ, Forget BG. Thalassemia syndromes. In: Hoffman R, Benz EJ, Shattil SS, et al., eds. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 41.

DeBaun MR, Vichinsky E. Hemoglobinopathies. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 462.

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