Pelvic pain, low blood pressure, and hemolysis after outpatient hysteroscopy in a patient with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1442-1443

  De Angelis, Carlo ^a,b   Re, Maria Elisa ^a   Santoro, Giuseppina ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

G6PD deficiency; Hemolytic crisis; Hysteroscopy; Oxidant drugs

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE; PHENOL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG EXPOSURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYSTEROSCOPY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; OUTPATIENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0038511946     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(03)00394-7     Document Type: Article

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