The most appropriate answer: the name Mediterranean comes from this disease, which means sea in Greek. This disease is most common in Mediterranean countries, the Middle East and Asia. Symptoms: anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice and dysplasia. Its special manifestations are: large head, widened eye distance, saddle nose, protruding forehead and protruding cheeks, which are typically breech-shaped, and long bones can be fractured. Bone changes are caused by excessive hematopoiesis, widening of bone marrow and thinning of cortex. A few patients have chest masses between the ribs and the spine, and cholelithiasis and lower limb ulcers can also be seen. Common complications include acute pericarditis, secondary hypersplenism and secondary hemochromatosis. The most common complications of thalassemia patients are growth retardation, delayed puberty, diabetes, hypothyroidism, hypoparathyroidism and adult sexual dysfunction. You've already commented! Good: 5 You have already evaluated it! General: 0 You have already rated it! Bad: 0 You have already evaluated it! Original: 0 You have already evaluated it! Non-original: 5