Henna (Lawsonia inermis linn.) inducing haemolysis among G6PD-deficient newborns. A new clinical observation

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 287-291

  Kandil, Hesham H ^a   Al Ghanem, Mohammed M ^a   Sarwat, Mahmoud A ^a   Al Thallab, Fatma S ^a  

^a AL JAHRA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN; HENNA;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; MALE; NEWBORN; RETICULOCYTOSIS;

EID: 0029903896     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1996.11747840     Document Type: Article

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