Prevalence of Thalassemic Arthropathy in Transfusion Dependent β-Thalassemia Patients: An Observational Study

accumulation.However, transient musculoskeletal and joint pains occur in patients on oral chelation therapy with deferiprone (L 1 ).L 1 -related arthralgia is reversible on dose reduction or stoppage of the drug. 8n light of recent advancements in blood transfusion protocols, 9 our objective was to assess the prevalence of thalassemic arthropathy, encompassing joint pains, synovitis, and arthritis.Additionally, we sought to investigate potential associations with variables such as age, gender, thalassemia type, age at initial transfusions, and the average pretransfusion hemoglobin level.