[Thalassemia major (with a case report of a 6-month-old patient)]. / O talasemiji major (s prikazom 6-mjesecnog bolesnika).

This article describes recent views about patophysiology of thalassemia, and deals with a case of thalassemia major in a 6-month infant from the continental part of Croatia. Based on literature data, therapy included frequent transfusions of blood so as to correct anaemia to the level enabling the child to develop and interact with his environment as normally as possible. Administration of desferioxamine promoted excretion of iron in urine and decreased its concentration in serum.