Urethral meatus edema with peno-scrotal edema in a patient with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia major

Abstract

Urethral meatus edema is a rare finding and may infer a more severe form of volume overload. Management of patients with thalassemia vary in terms of the severity of the kidney injury due to transfusion, chronicity, and severity of volume overload.

Keywords: Beta thalassemia; fluid overload; hematology; urethral meatus edema; urology.