Otalgia as the first presenting complaint in a patient with beta thalassemia: Case Report

Ozet Abstract Beta talasemi gen mutasyonlarinin sebep oldugu hematolojik bir hastaliktir ve Turkiye’yi de iceren tum Akdeniz ulkelerinde onemli bir halk sagligi problemi teskil etmektedir. Talasemi intermedia talasemi major ve talasemi minor arasindaki bir ara formdur. Temporal kemik tutulumu talasemi intermediada oldukca nadirdir. Literaturde otalji ile birlikte olan ve talasemi minor tanisi alan vaka bulunmamaktadir. Bizim hastamiz 10 aydir sol kulak agrisi ve isitme kaybi cekmektedir. Bu vakada, yapilan tetkikler sonucunda talasemi intermedia tanisi alan ve manyetik rezonans goruntulemede temporal kemik tutulumu olan 44 yasinda bir erkek hasta sunulmaktadir. Beta thalassemia is a hematological disease caused by gene mutations and represents an important public health problem in all Mediterranean countries, including Turkey. Thalassemia intermedia is an intermediate form between thalassemia major and thalassemia minor. Temporal bone involvement is quite rare in thalassemia intermedia. There are no cases in the literature who presented with otalgia and was subsequently diagnosed with thalassemia intermedia. Our patient had suffered from left ear pain and hearing loss for 10 months. In this case report, a 44-yearold male patient is presented who was diagnosed with thalassemia intermedia based on the examinations performed and had temporal bone involvement on magnetic resonance imaging.