Severe haemolysis associated with hepatitis A and normal glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase status

We report massive acute haemolysis associated with hepatitis A in a 36 year old Irish woman. Although mild anaemia is not uncommon during viral hepatitis, haemolysis of the severity observed in this patient has previously been reported only in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficien...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gut 1990-07, Vol.31 (7), p.838-839
Hauptverfasser:	Lyons, D J, Gilvarry, J M, Fielding, J F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Female Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase - metabolism Hemolysis Hepatitis A - blood Hepatitis A - enzymology Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Viral diseases Viral hepatitis
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Zusammenfassung:	We report massive acute haemolysis associated with hepatitis A in a 36 year old Irish woman. Although mild anaemia is not uncommon during viral hepatitis, haemolysis of the severity observed in this patient has previously been reported only in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.
ISSN:	0017-5749 1468-3288 1458-3288
DOI:	10.1136/gut.31.7.838