E.N.T. complications in thalassaemia major

Twenty-six cases of thalassaemia major have been investigated for E.N.T. complications. Twelve (46 percent) had significantly problems requiring surgery. Since the prognosis of the disease is improving dramatically, these patients should not be denied treatment. bony hypertrophy of the turbinates was a noticeable feature in the untreated group and does not seem to have been described before.