Favism‐induced methemoglobinemia in a G6PD deficient male with a subsequent hemolytic cascade, a therapeutic challenge: Case report and review of literature

The co‐occurrence of acute hemolysis and methemoglobinemia secondary to favism in G6PD deficient individuals is rare. Identifying it promptly is of high clinical significance as treating methemoglobinemia (with methylene blue) can worsen hemolysis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ata, Fateen, Javed, Saad, Muthanna, Bassam, dakhlia, Ines, Bint I Bilal, Ammara, Musa, Motwakil, Uddin, Mashuk, Yassin, Mohamed A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8077420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33936638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3941
Descripción
Sumario:The co‐occurrence of acute hemolysis and methemoglobinemia secondary to favism in G6PD deficient individuals is rare. Identifying it promptly is of high clinical significance as treating methemoglobinemia (with methylene blue) can worsen hemolysis.

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