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Frontal bossing
Hi doctor my son is 3year old and he has frontal bossing of head with hemoglobin 10.3% weight of11.6kg his birth weight was 2.8kg very active today a doctor told me to test hb electrophoresisfor thalessemia I am so tensed plss suggest dose my son has thalessemia what are symptoms of thalessemia my hb is always around 12to13%
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Hb is mildly low and many children have iron deficiency. Frontal bossing alone doesn’t confirm thalassemia. Since child is active and not severely anemic, major thalassemia is unlikely. Do Hb electrophoresis once to rule out trait and check iron levels.
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Thalassemia symptoms in children often include pale skin, fatigue, slow growth, and bone changes like frontal bossing. A hemoglobin level of 10.3 g/dL in a 3-year-old is slightly below the typical range of 11.0 to 14.0 g/dL. Frontal bossing can occur in severe anemias like thalassemia major due to the expansion of bone marrow. Hemoglobin electrophoresis is a standard diagnostic test used to identify and quantify different types of hemoglobin.
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Hai
Send picture of baby
and cbc report
kindly
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Dr. Venkatesh Badugu
Pediatrician
9 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Don't worry
Don't be panic it's can't be Thalassemia
Let's wait for report
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Do blood report
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