Favism in a female newborn infant whose mother ingested fava beans before delivery

C Corchia; A Balata; G F Meloni; T Meloni

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70178-8

Favism in a female newborn infant whose mother ingested fava beans before delivery

J Pediatr. 1995 Nov;127(5):807-8. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70178-8.

Authors

C Corchia¹, A Balata, G F Meloni, T Meloni

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, University of Sassari, Italy.

PMID: 7472841
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70178-8

Abstract

We describe a case of favism in a female newborn infant with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency whose mother had ingested fava beans 5 days before delivery. At birth there were clinical and hematologic signs of hemolytic anemia, hemoglobinuria, and no blood group immunization. Study of the G6PD activity and 2-deoxy-glucose-6-phosphate utilization rate revealed that the infant and the mother were heterozygous for G6PD deficiency.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Blood Transfusion
Cesarean Section
Combined Modality Therapy
Favism / blood
Favism / diagnosis*
Favism / etiology
Favism / therapy
Female
Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / blood
Heterozygote
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Phototherapy
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects*