Dental Considerations in Children with Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency (Favism): A Review of the Literature and Case Report

• Main Authors: Daniela Hernández-Pérez (Author), Claudia Butrón-Téllez Girón (Author), Socorro Ruiz-Rodríguez (Author), Arturo Garrocho-Rangel (Author), Amaury Pozos-Guillén (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an uncommon inherited enzyme deficiency characterized by hemolytic anemia, caused by the inability of erythrocytes to detoxify oxidizing agents such as drugs, infectious diseases, or fava bean ingestion. In this later case, the disorder is known...