Does slight thalassemia have an effect on the baby

summary

When it comes to anemia, many people should be very familiar with it. General anemia is common to many people, especially some female friends and some people with perennial diseases will have some symptoms of anemia. These anaemia general is to undertake a few blood is OK. Today we are going to talk about a kind of anemia that does great harm to children, that is, thalassemia. This is different from general anemia. So far, there is no radical cure. So what is thalassemia?

Does slight thalassemia have an effect on the baby

First: thalassemia is thalassemia, which is a genetic disease. Generally, one or both parents have some genetic defects, so the probability of thalassemia is very high. Generally, the lack of globin chain.

Second: the emergence of thalassemia children will have some symptoms, serious in a few days of birth will be onset, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly progressive aggravation, there will be jaundice. These children have a very special phenomenon, that is, large head, widened eye distance, prominent forehead.

Third: general children with mild thalassemia have no symptoms and need not be treated. It's in the body that there are genes for this disease. We should be very careful. There are also some big moderate thalassemia children after treatment can also be active adult.

matters needing attention

Thalassemia is a kind of genetic disease, so the preventive measure is to have premarital and prenatal examination. If there is a genetic problem, it is necessary to consult the doctor whether it is possible to have a child. If the child is born with thalassemia, it is necessary to have lifelong treatment.