Open AccessAcute lymphoblastic leukemia in a β-thalassemia intermedia child: A case report
Author(s) -
Laila M. Sherief,
Esmael Goneim,
Naglaa M. Kamal,
Amr Ibraheim,
Fuad Alsofiani,
Abdulraouf Alawur
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2219-2808
DOI - 10.5409/wjcp.v9.i1.1
Subject(s) - medicine , thalassemia , lymphoblastic leukemia , pediatrics , leukemia
β-thalassemia intermedia (βTI) is one of the hemoglobinopathies. It constitutes 10% of β-thalassemia cases yet being associated with a better quality of life than β-thalassemia major (βTM).