Severe hemolysis with normal blood count in a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient neonate

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 306-309

  Kaplan, M ^a,b   Hammerman, C ^a,b   Vreman, H J ^c   Wong, R J ^c   Stevenson, D K ^c  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEWBORN; PHOTOTHERAPY;

BLOOD CELL COUNT; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, NEONATAL; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE;

EID: 41849126347     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211919     Document Type: Article

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