title: Erythrocyte glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and neonatal jaundice.
abstract: Four years data from Special Care Baby Unit revealed neonatal jaundice (NNJ) as the commonest cause of hospitalization (1944 cases of NNJ out of 6454 admitted neonates). Majority (47.5%) of babies with NNJ presented between 4-7 days of birth. One hundred and sixty infants with NNJ were positive for Glucose 6 Phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, of whom 153 were males and 7 females. Eighty five G6PD deficient babies required exchange transfusion and 23 developed bilirubin encephalopathy (BE) of which 7 died.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Hayat Shaheed Teaching Hospital, Peshawar.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rehman
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hameed
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Roghani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002423:Cause of Death; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D005078:Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood; D005260:Female; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007647:Kernicterus / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors