Marzo 2021 - Volume XL - numero 3
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SC di Pediatria e SSD di Neonatologia, Dipartimento Materno-Infantile, Nuovo Ospedale “Degli Infermi”, Ponderano (Biella)
Key words: Acute hemolytic anemia, Favism, Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, Neonatal jaundice
The paper describes the case of two Caucasian brothers (11 and 12 years old resepctively) who for the first time presented with acute haemolysis due to glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. The two brothers showed different severity of symptoms, even though the elder one had already eaten fava beans before. Of note, both of them were affected by neonatal jaundice and needed phototherapy in their first days of life.
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Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Napoli
Key words: Haemolytic anaemia, Spherocytosis, Case report
A case of haemolytic anaemia due to spherocytosis in a 3-month-old infant is reported. It is important to remember that post-transfusion blood tests are not reliable and must be repeated 3 months after the transfusion. The erythrocyte osmotic resistance test can give false positive results in the first months of life and must be repeated in the sixth month.
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