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High Serum Ferritin Levels among Blood Transfused Thalassemic Patients Admitted to the Department of Paediatrics in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

INTRODUCTION: Raised serum ferritin levels often indicate iron overload, but they are not specific as the levels are elevated in inflammatory disorders, liver diseases, alcohol excess, or malignancy. If regular transfusions are required for the patient with thalassemia, this doubles the rate of iron...

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Autores principales: Tiwari, Damodar, Gupta, Sweta Kumari, Thapa, Narayan Bahadur, Devkota, Kiran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Journal of the Nepal Medical Association 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10276947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37464845
http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.8195