Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in triplets of African-American descent.
Despite the prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in African Americans, the disorder maybe often overlooked as a diagnosis in the absence of overt signs of hemolysis in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia. We present a case report of anemia and prolonged hyperbilirubinemia due to G6PD deficiency in the absence of hemolysis in dichorionic, triamniotic, preterm triplets of African-American descent.
Turbendian
H K
HK
Division of Newborn Medicine, Weill Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Perlman
J M
JM
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D014310:Triplets