地中海贫血是一种遗传性溶血性贫血,因多发生于地中海区域,故称为地中海贫血。由于本病首先由Cooley氏(1925年)所报告,故又称Cooley氏贫血。地中海贫血在我国的分布极其广泛,尤其是广东地区。近年来,很多人对广州地区血红蛋白异常的调查作了大量工作,并发表了有关本病的临床资料报导。由于地中海贫血的患者少年夭折较多,加上骨骼变化出现迟。近年人们重视了实验室检查,但对骨骼的X线检查不够重视,故积累骨骼的X线检查资料不多,因此报告较少。为了提高对本病全面认识,同时本病骨骼变化具有一定的诊 Thalassemia is a hereditary hemolytic anemia, due to occur in the Mediterranean region, it is called thalassemia. As the disease was first reported by Cooley’s (1925), it is also known as Cooley’s anemia. Thalassemia is extremely widespread in our country, especially in Guangdong. In recent years, many people made a lot of work on the investigation of hemoglobin abnormalities in Guangzhou and published clinical data about the disease. Due to thalassemia juvenile premature death more, coupled with the emergence of skeletal changes later. In recent years, people attach importance to laboratory tests, but the X-ray examination of the bone is not enough attention, so the accumulation of bone X-ray examination data is small, so less reported. In order to improve the comprehensive understanding of the disease, while the disease skeletal changes have a certain diagnosis