Henna causes life-threatening hyperbilirubinaemia in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-236

  Katar, S ^a   Devecioglu, C ^a   Ozbek M N ^a   Ecer, S ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HENNA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPER DERMATITIS; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BILIRUBIN; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COLORING AGENTS; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NAPHTHOQUINONES; PHOTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846925966     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2006.02306.x     Document Type: Article

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