Acute intravascular haemolysis following exchange transfusion with G-6-PD deficient blood.
A neonate with hyperbilirubinaemia who developed massive intravascular haemolysis following exchange transfusion with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient blood is described. It is recommended that in areas endemic for this enzyme deficiency the donor blood should be screened before being used for exchange transfusion.
Kumar
P
P
Department of Paediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Sarkar
S
S
Narang
A
A
D000208:Acute Disease; D005078:Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000097:blood*; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male