Patterns of bone diseases in transfusion-dependent homozygous thalassaemia major: Predominance of osteoporosis and desferrioxamine-induced bone dysplasia

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 492-497

  Chan, Yu Leung ^a   Pang, Lai Man ^a   Chik, Ki Wai ^a   Cheng, Jack C Y ^a   Li, Chi Kong ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bone dysplasia; Desferrioxamine; Iron chelation; Medullary expansion; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE AGE; BONE DISEASE; BONE DYSPLASIA; BONE MARROW DISEASE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; METAPHYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB CARTILAGE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VALGUS KNEE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE AND BONES; BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFEROXAMINE; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036938971     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-002-0664-0     Document Type: Article

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