What should I do if my child has mild thalassemia?

The so-called thalassemia is actually thalassemia, which is also a kind of genetic disease. The highest incidence of this disease is children, which is often caused by genetic defects. Once the disease occurs, the health of the child will be threatened. If the disease is serious, it will directly lead to the child's death. The best way is to prevent it in time. So what should children do if they have mild thalassemia?

First, what should we do if our child has mild thalassemia? Thalassemia, also known as thalassemia, is a group of hereditary hemolytic anemia diseases caused by gene defects. It is more common in the southern region of my country, with higher incidence rates in provinces and cities such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, and Chongqing. It is relatively rare in the north. Experts explain that patients with mild thalassemia can generally survive into old age if the course of the disease goes well. Therefore, no one can give a definite conclusion on whether the fetus should be born. The couple must make a decision after full consideration.

Second, minor thalassemia is not considered serious. It is a hereditary disease that may be asymptomatic at ordinary times, or it may cause the baby to feel dizzy, weak, listless, pale, etc., affecting normal life. If there are no symptoms and no treatment is needed, eating some lean meat, eggs, vegetables and fruits should help improve the condition and avoid worsening of the disease.

Third, mild thalassemia does not require special treatment, while intermediate and severe thalassemia should be treated with one or more of the following methods. 1. For general treatment, pay attention to rest and nutrition, actively prevent infection, and appropriately supplement folic acid and vitamin E. 2. Blood transfusion and iron chelation therapy: This method is still one of the important treatment methods: red blood cell transfusion. This will not endanger the baby's life. This is a genetic system disease. Pay attention to feeding your baby more lean meat, egg yolks and other nutritious foods, and exercise appropriately to enhance resistance.

What should we do if a child has mild thalassemia? The most fundamental way to treat this disease is transplantation. However, there is a severe shortage of non-relative donors and the cost is high. Most children are unable to receive transplant treatment and can only rely on regular blood transfusions to maintain their lives. During the blood transfusion process, excessive iron precipitation will occur, so they also need to undergo iron removal treatment. Professor Huang Shaoliang estimates that less than one-fifth of children in China receive thorough iron removal treatment, and most die from diseases such as cirrhosis by the age of ten.