Hyperbilirubinemia following hepatitis A in a patient with G6pD deficiency.
A case of viral hepatitis A with G6PD deficiency is described. The condition should be suspected in the presence of indirect hyperbilirubinemia, and anemia in a patient with viral hepatitis; repeat G6PD testing 8 weeks later is recommended for diagnosis.
Charan
V D
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Department of Hematology, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
Desai
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Choudhury
V P
VP
D002648:Child; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006932:Hyperbilirubinemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male