The following are related to the treatment of thalassaemia except: (A) Fresh (relatively) blood transfusion, (B) Folic acid, (C) Routine iron therapy, (D) Deferoxamine improves pregnancy outcome
Answer is C. Iron therepy is only indicated if serum ferritin levels are reduced. Desferroxamine is used in low doses for iron chelation in later months of pregnancy in Thalassemia Folate supplimentation is also imporant in treatment of thalassaemia.