Non transfusional haemochromatosis in patient of thalassemia minor

Abstract

Haemochromatosis as an acquired form is seen in hematological conditions which necessitates chronic blood transfusions. Beta thalassemia minor patients are generally transfusion independent but still can have secondary iron overload like condition which affects heart, liver, pancreas. Our patient was diagnosed to have thalassemia minor while getting investigated for iron overload state with chronic liver disease and diabetes which turned out to be secondary haemochromatosis on liver biopsy.