Severe hyperbilirubinemia in a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient preterm neonate: Could prematurity be the main responsible factor?

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 440-443

  Costa, Simonetta ^a,b   De Carolis, Maria Pia ^a   De Luca, Daniele ^a   Savarese, Immacolata ^a   Romagnoli, Costantino ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatic bilirubin conjugation; Jaundice; Premature infant

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INFANT; JAUNDICE; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, CONGENITAL; BILIRUBIN; FEMALE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, NEONATAL; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIPLETS;

EID: 56349088971     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000174571     Document Type: Article

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