We describe a case of favism in a female newborn infant with glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency whose mother had ingested fava beans 5 days before delivery. At birth there were clinical and hematologic signs of hemolytic anemia. hemoglobinuria, and no blood group immunization. Study of the G6PD activity and 2-deoxy-glucose-6-phosphate utilization rate revealed that the infant and the mother were heterozygous for G6PD deficiency.
Favism in a female newborn infant whose mother ingested fava beans before delivery / Corchia, C; Balata, A; Meloni, Gianfranco; Meloni, T.. - In: THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. - ISSN 0022-3476. - 127:5(1995), pp. 807-808. [10.1016/S0022-3476(95)70178-8]
Favism in a female newborn infant whose mother ingested fava beans before delivery
MELONI, Gianfranco;
1995-01-01
Abstract
We describe a case of favism in a female newborn infant with glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency whose mother had ingested fava beans 5 days before delivery. At birth there were clinical and hematologic signs of hemolytic anemia. hemoglobinuria, and no blood group immunization. Study of the G6PD activity and 2-deoxy-glucose-6-phosphate utilization rate revealed that the infant and the mother were heterozygous for G6PD deficiency.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
