title: Anaesthesia and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Anaesthetic management of a patient with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is described. The pathogenesis and various complications relating to this common hereditary blood disorder are reviewed. Problems related to anaesthesia in the presence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D005260:Female; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D010375:Pedigree; D013518:Surgery, Plastic