Beta-thalassaemia: Four cases at the mother and child centre of the Chantal Biya Foundation

Pondy Ongotsoyi AH 1, 2, *, Yemdji M 1, Ahmed L 1, Bogne Takou G 1, Songue R 1 and Edzimbi Y 1

1 Paediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Yaoundé I University, Yaoundé, Cameroun.
2 Department of Haematology and Oncology, Mother and Child Centre of the Chantal Biya Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroun.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024, 11(01), 768–774.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2024.11.1.0102
Publication history: 
Received on 10 December 2023; revised on 20 January 2024; accepted on 23 January 2024
 
Abstract: 
Beta thalassaemia is one of the most common autosomal recessive diseases in the world. We present the clinical cases of four patients presenting with beta thalassaemia, of which only two cases confirmed. The aim of this case reports is to draw the clinician’s attention to the diagnosis of beta thalassaemia and to highlight the importance of a good interpretation of a haemoglobin electrophoresis and to clarify the difficulties in the management of beta thalassaemia in our context.
 
Keywords: 
Beta-thalassaemia; Diagnosis; Management; Yaoundé; Cameroun
 
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