Analysis of Skin, Hair, and Nail Diseases in Adults with Beta Thalassemia Major

    March 2018 in “ Gazi medical journal ”
    Suzan Demir Pektaş, Emine Tuğba Alataş, Gökhan Pektaş, Volkan Karakuş, Fatih Mehmet Azık, Gürsoy Doğan
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    Studysummary This study found that adults with β-thalassemia major had a significantly higher prevalence of skin, hair, and nail disorders compared to healthy controls, influenced by factors like age, gender, and ferritin levels. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
    The study "Analysis of Skin, Hair and Nail Diseases in the Adults with Beta Thalassemia Major" conducted by Suzan Demir Pektas et al., involved 71 patients with Beta Thalassemia Major (BTM) and 50 healthy individuals. The researchers found that 45.1% of the BTM patients had hair disorders, compared to 4.2% in the control group. Similarly, 36.6% of the BTM patients had nail diseases, compared to 8.3% in the control group. The most common skin, hair, and nail disorders among BTM patients were xerosis (93%), telogen effluvium (22.5%), and dystrophic nail (12.7%), respectively. The study concluded that age, gender, medication history, and ferritin level are significant factors for the development of dermatological disorders among BTM patients.
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