Leg ulcers in a family with both beta thalassaemia and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.

A family is presented in which the proposita, affected with thalassaemia major, developed a chronic leg ulcer at the age of 14 years. Her eldest brother, not affected with thalassaemia, had a transient leg ulcer at the age of 18 years and a second brother, affected with thalassaemia minor, developed leg ulcers when aged 15 years. Al three siblings were glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient.