How does severe thalassemia bone marrow transplant do

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For patients with severe thalassemia, there are many ways of treatment, but patients are likely to need bone marrow transplantation. After all, only by removing the root of the disease can they recover. For bone marrow transplantation, let's talk about how to do bone marrow transplantation for severe thalassemia.

How does severe thalassemia bone marrow transplant do

First: if you want to cure, probably only bone marrow transplantation. Thalassemia patients with anemia, the general use of the so-called blood tonic drugs can not be corrected. Most severe patients need early and regular blood transfusion, about two or three weeks to maintain the minimum heme value.

Second: the treatment of thalassemia, so far, red blood cell transfusion has been the main treatment for severe cases of this disease. If it is not for regular and active blood transfusion, it is better to maintain the heme value above 9, so as to reduce the bone deformation caused by excessive hematopoiesis of bone marrow, or hepatosplenomegaly caused by extramedullary hematopoiesis, which will affect the growth and quality of life of the sick children.

Third: however, the problem of iron deposition associated with long-term regular blood transfusion depends on simultaneous injection of iron clamp mixture to remove excessive iron clamp in tissues from urine or feces, so as to reduce the accumulation of iron in internal organs, especially heart, liver and pancreas, resulting in heart failure, liver function damage or pancreatic endocrine disorders.

matters needing attention

Severe thalassemia bone marrow transplantation, for patients, is indeed a feasible way, but this method of bone marrow transplantation needs to pay attention to a lot of things, patients should learn more, to avoid some unnecessary symptoms and problems after surgery.