title: Evaluation of liver and kidney function in favism patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  G6PD deficiency is the most common enzymopathy of red blood cells. The clinical symptoms of favism are jaundice, hematuria and haemolytic anaemia that seem to affect liver and kidney in long term. Thus we evaluate kidney and liver function of favism patients in an endemic area of the disease with a high rate of fava beans cultivation.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was performed on favism patients and healthy controls referring to Iranshahr central hospital. Liver and kidney function tests were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed a statistically significant difference between these two groups (p <0.05) for liver function tests, (AST, ALT and ALP), but not for renal tests (BUN and creatinine) (p >0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Due to abnormalities were seen in the liver function tests of these patients, we suggest that these tests be regularly performed for favism patients who are constantly exposed to oxidant agents.
authors.affiliation: MSc of Hematology, Hematology Department, Allied Medical School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. dorgalaleh.1390@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Akbar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dorgalaleh
authors.forename: Muhammad Shahid
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shahzad
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Younesi
authors.forename: Esmaeil Sanei
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Moghaddam
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahmoodi
authors.forename: Bijan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Varmaghani
authors.forename: Zahra Kashani
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Khatib
authors.forename: Shaban
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alizadeh
keywords: Favism; G6PD; Kidney; Liver