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© 1992 British Society for Rheumatology

brief-report

FREQUENCY AND FEATURES OF RHEUMATIC FINDINGS IN THALASSAEMIA MINOR: A BLIND CONTROLLED STUDY

M. I. ARMAN, B. BUTUN, A. DOSEYEN, I. BIRCAN* and A. GUVEN*

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Antalya, Turkey
*Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University Hospital Antalya, Turkey

Correspondence to: Correspondence to Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Arman, Akdeniz University Hospital, TR-07058 Antalya, Turkey

Since 1977, various reports have been published concerned with locomotor system involvement in thalassaemia minor. In this blind study, a further 80 cases with thalassaemia minor were evaluated and compared with 63 healthy controls. In 52% of thalassaemia minor cases and 54% of controls, varying musculoskeletal involvement was found by means of history, clinical examination and radiological investigation. Three patients had a history of short-lived arthritis. It was concluded that arthraigia was the most frequent finding, and hands (wrist) and shoulders were mostly involved.

KEY WORDS: Thalassaemia minor, Haemoglobinopathies, Arthraigia, Hand, Wrist, Shoulder


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