Vitreoretinal hemorrhages after ingestion of fava beans in a G-6-PD-deficient subject.
A case of vitreo retinal hemorrhages following a hemolytic crisis by fava beans in a G-6-DP-deficient patient is reported. Intravascular coagulation due to thromboplastin-like substances liberated by the diseased RBC could be the cause. The possibility of vitreoretinal hemorrhages of this nature in young subjects from the areas where G-6-PD deficiency is endemic is stressed.
D000328:Adult; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005236:Favism / Q000150:complications*; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D014822:Vitreous Body