Late-Life Presentation of Unsuspected G6PD Deficiency
Deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is the commonest enzyme deficiency in humans with a wide range of possible clinical manifestations depending on the specific genetic variant in each case. Here we present the case of an 86-year-old male of African descent who acutely developed s...
Main Authors: | Marcos Benchimol, Laura Bernardo Madeira, Ricardo de Oliveira-Souza |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Critical Care |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8198565 |
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