Henna (Lawsonia inermis Linn.) induced haemolytic anaemia in siblings

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 530-532

  Kok A N ^a   Ertekin, M V ^a   Ertekin, Vildan ^a   Avci, B ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Dehydrogenase deficiency; Glucose 6 phosphate; Henna

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HENNA;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS; JAUNDICE; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MALE; OLIGURIA; PALLOR; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DEFECT; URINE COLOR; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; CHILD; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS VULGARIS; MALE; NAPHTHOQUINONES; PEDIGREE; SIBLINGS;

EID: 2942755633     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00048.x     Document Type: Article

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