Favism by proxy in nursing glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient neonates.
Two nursing neonates deficient in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase developed severe hyperbilirubinemia despite phototherapy. Mothers of both the infants had recently eaten fava beans. The hemolytic triggers found in fava beans may have been absorbed by the mothers and excreted in their breast milk. Carboxyhemoglobin determination performed on one of the infants reflected ongoing hemolysis.
Kaplan
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Department of Neonatology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University--Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
Vreman
H J
HJ
Hammerman
C
C
Schimmel
M S
MS
Abrahamov
A
A
Stevenson
D K
DK
D001942:Breast Feeding; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D005078:Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood; D007887:Fabaceae; D005236:Favism / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000150:complications; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010789:Phototherapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin