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Case Report

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Presented with Convulsion: A Rare Case

by
Alparslan Merdin
1,*,
Fatma Avci
1 and
Nihal Guzelay
2
1
Department of Internal Medicine, Akdeniz University Hospital, Dumlupinar Boulevard Campus, Antalya 07059, Turkey
2
Department of Neurology, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya 07059, Turkey
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Hematol. Rep. 2014, 6(1), 5266; https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2014.5266
Submission received: 25 December 2013 / Revised: 11 February 2014 / Accepted: 24 March 2014 / Published: 26 March 2014

Abstract

Red blood cells carry oxygen in the body and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase protects these cells from oxidative chemicals. If there is a lack of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase, red blood cells can go acute hemolysis. Convulsion is a rare presentation for acute hemolysis due to Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency. Herein, we report a case report of a Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency diagnosed patient after presentation with convulsion. A 70 year-old woman patient had been hospitalized because of convulsion and fatigue. She has not had similar symptoms before. She had ingested fava beans in the last two days. Her hypophyseal and brain magnetic resonance imaging were normal. Blood transfusion was performed and the patient recovered.
Keywords: convulsion; fava bean ingestion; Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency convulsion; fava bean ingestion; Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency

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Merdin, A.; Avci, F.; Guzelay, N. Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Presented with Convulsion: A Rare Case. Hematol. Rep. 2014, 6, 5266. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2014.5266

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Merdin A, Avci F, Guzelay N. Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Presented with Convulsion: A Rare Case. Hematology Reports. 2014; 6(1):5266. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2014.5266

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Merdin, Alparslan, Fatma Avci, and Nihal Guzelay. 2014. "Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Presented with Convulsion: A Rare Case" Hematology Reports 6, no. 1: 5266. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2014.5266

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Merdin, A., Avci, F., & Guzelay, N. (2014). Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Presented with Convulsion: A Rare Case. Hematology Reports, 6(1), 5266. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2014.5266

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