Background: Although beta thalassemia major (BTM) patients are properly treated with blood transfusions in accompany iron chelation therapy, they suffer from serious complications such as hypothyroidism. Aim: This work aims to assess hypothyroidism among adult β-thalassemia and find out its association various parameters age, body mass index (BMI) ,gender ,hemoglobin(Hb) serum ferritin levels. ...

abstract background prevalence of hereditary blood diseases such as sickle cell anemia, sickle thalassemia and thalassemia major are high in khuzestan province. sickle cell anemia and beta-thalassemia are predominantly common in iranian arabs. pulmonary complications account for a large proportion of morbidity and mortality in patients with and sickle cell disease. periodic lung function assess...