MR imaging of deferoxamine-induced bone dysplasia in an 8-year-old female with thalassemia major
- 1 November 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Pediatric Radiology
- Vol. 23 (7) , 523-524
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02012138
Abstract
Bone changes in thalassemic patients receiving deferoxamine therapy for iron chelation include metaphyseal and growth plate irregularities. We present a case of an 8-year-old female with thalassemia major, who had magnetic resonance imaging after plain radiographs had shown metaphyseal changes in the distal femur. The signal characteristics of these abnormalities were consistent with hyaline cartilage; the surrounding marrow showed no evidence of iron overload.Keywords
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