Favism in a female newborn infant whose mother ingested fava beans before delivery.
We describe a case of favism in a female newborn infant with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency whose mother had ingested fava beans 5 days before delivery. At birth there were clinical and hematologic signs of hemolytic anemia, hemoglobinuria, and no blood group immunization. Study of the G6PD activity and 2-deoxy-glucose-6-phosphate utilization rate revealed that the infant and the mother were heterozygous for G6PD deficiency.
D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005236:Favism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000097:blood; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010789:Phototherapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects