Neonatal jaundice and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Papua New Guinea.
Of 50 jaundiced neonatal patients studied at the Port Moresby General Hospital, 11 (22%) were found to be glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient. No apparent exogenous precipitating causes for the jaundice were noted. Serum bilirubin levels exceeded 20 mg/100 ml in seven of these glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient infants, and exchange transfusions were required for three subjects. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency must be considered in the differential diagnosis of neonatal jaundice in Papua New Guinea.
D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009512:New Guinea
D006454:Hemoglobins; D001663:Bilirubin