Images in Clinical Medicine: BETA THALASSEMIA MAJOR

Beta thalassemia major is not a rare disorder in communities where literacy rate is low and thus consanguineous marriages a common practice. this boy with beta thalassemia major descended from takht-e-sulaiman (the throne of the prophet sulaiman - peace be upon him) a plateau located in the hills of nwfp province of pakistan where hemoglobinopathies are not rare.