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Thalassemia

Case contributed by Farhad Borhani
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

A young man with anemia.

Patient Data

Gender: Male
x-ray

Medullary expansion, cortical thinning and squaring of metacarpal bones in thalasemia. There is also evidence of delayed skeletal development.

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