TY - JOUR TI - Long-term safety of deferiprone treatment in children from the mediterranean region with beta-thalassemia major: The DEEP-3 multi-center observational safety study AU - Botzenhardt, S. AU - Felisi, M. AU - Bonifazi, D. AU - Del Vecchio, G.C. AU - Putti, M.C. AU - Kattamis, A. AU - Ceci, A. AU - Wong, I.C.K. AU - Neubert, A. AU - DEEP consortium (collaborative group) JO - Haematologica-the hematology journal PY - 2018 VL - 103 TODO - 1 SP - e1-e4 PB - Ferrata Storti Foundation SN - null TODO - 10.3324/haematol.2017.176065 TODO - alanine aminotransferase; deferiprone; deferiprone; iron chelating agent, abdominal pain; agranulocytosis; alanine aminotransferase level; Albania; aminotransferase blood level; arthralgia; arthropathy; beta thalassemia; blood transfusion; body weight gain; chelation therapy; child; cohort analysis; Cyprus; diarrhea; drug safety; drug withdrawal; dyspepsia; Egypt; endocrine disease; fatigue; female; follow up; Greece; hearing impairment; heart disease; hospitalization; human; hypersalivation; incidence; iron chelation; Italy; joint swelling; kidney dysfunction; knee; Letter; leukopenia; long term care; major clinical study; male; monotherapy; multicenter study; nausea and vomiting; neurologic disease; neutropenia; observational study; preschool child; school child; skin manifestation; Southern Europe; splenectomy; splenomegaly; thrombocytopenia; Tunisia; age; beta thalassemia; clinical trial; complication; iron overload; Southern Europe; treatment outcome, Age Factors; beta-Thalassemia; Child; Deferiprone; Humans; Iron Chelating Agents; Iron Overload; Mediterranean Region; Treatment Outcome TODO - null ER -