A medical student with undiagnosed HbE-beta thalassemia and cholelithiasis
HbE/β- thalassaemia is the most common form of βthalassaemia. The clinical presentation of HbE thalassaemia is heterogeneous, symptomatic individuals may vary significantly, while the onset can occur later in adulthood. This report illustrates a medical student with a long history of anaemia who...
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Malaysian Medical Association (MMA)
2024
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/112252/1/112252_A%20medical%20student%20with%20undiagnosed%20HbE-beta.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/112252/ https://mjmcasereports.org/ |
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| Summary: | HbE/β- thalassaemia is the most common form of βthalassaemia. The clinical presentation of HbE thalassaemia
is heterogeneous, symptomatic individuals may vary
significantly, while the onset can occur later in adulthood.
This report illustrates a medical student with a long history
of anaemia who finally got his diagnosis right after he was
noticed to have jaundice and pallor by a physician. He also
developed cholelithiasis as a complication due to his poor
health-seeking behaviour, even though he is studying
medicine. Therefore, early diagnosis of thalassaemia,
including the genotype and proper management, is vital as
this condition might be noticed and progress with the proper
investigation and intervention. |
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