Symptoms of Thalassemia
General information about symptoms of Thalassemia: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Thalassemia. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Thalassemia. Furthermore, symptoms of Thalassemia may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Thalassemia.
List of symptoms of Thalassemia: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Thalassemia includes:
- Symptoms of thalassemia major (a genetic recessive disease); also called Cooley's anemia:
- Hemolytic anemia
- Anemia - and related symptoms of anemia
- Pallor
- Fatigue
- Tiredness
- Weakness
- Shortness of breath
- Blood in urine
- Jaundice
- Spleen enlargement
- Liver enlargement
- Skeleton deformity
- Thickening skull
- Skull deformity
- Thickening facial bones
- Facial bone deformity
- Mongoloid facies
- Heart enlargement
- Symptoms of thalassemia minor (carriers of the genetic recessive disease):
- Mild anemia
- Mild spleen enlargement
- Normal life expectancy
More symptoms of Thalassemia: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Thalassemia, underlying causes of Thalassemia, associated conditions for Thalassemia, risk factors for Thalassemia, or other related conditions.
Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:
Last revision: June 20, 2003
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