Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Adrenal Hemorrhage in a Filipino Neonate with Hyperbilirubinemia

• Autori principali: Akira Ohishi (Autore), Daizo Ueno (Autore), Tsutomu Ogata (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2013-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Abstract We report on a Filipino neonate with early onset and prolonged hyperbilirubinemia who was delivered by a vacuum extraction due to a prolonged labor. Subsequent studies revealed adrenal hemorrhage and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. It is likely that asphyxia and resulta...