Thalassemia

Exam Cram

• Thalassemia is an inherited haemoglobinopathy

• Presentation: symptomatic anemia, severe microcytic with normal iron levels

• Classification: alpha and beta traits, homozygous and heterozygous

Outline

Background

Common in southern Spain, Greece

Presentation

• Symptomatic anaemia: fatigue, palpitations, sob

• Can be asymptomatic for trait

Investigations

• Anaemia with very low MCV

Med Reg Notes

Written in 2025.