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Acute hemolysis and methemoglobinemia secondary to fava beans ingestion in a patient with G6PD deficiency: A case report of a rare co-occurrence

RATIONALE: Favism is a well-known cause of acute hemolytic anemia. Rarely, methemoglobinemia can also happen because of fava bean ingestion in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. Few cases with this co-occurrence have been reported in the literature. PATIENT CONCERNS:...

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Autores principales: Al-Dubai, Husam, Al-Mashdali, Abdulrahman, Hailan, Yousef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8615397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34964759
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000027904