Presentation
Incidental finding
Patient Data
Age: Adult
Gender: Male
From the case:
Thalassemia - skull
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Scanogram

CT of the skull demonstrates a hair on end appearance on scanogram.
Widening of diploic spaces on axial sections of skull in bone window with thinning of outer and inner table of skull.
Case Discussion
The diagnosis of thalassemia major has been established on blood electrophoresis.