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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2015; 10(01): 022-024
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1554966
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Viral Hepatitis with Acute Hemoglobinuria

Jagabandhu Ghosh
1   Department of Paediatrics, I.P.G.M.E.R and S.S.K.M Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Joydeep Ghosh
2   Department of Biotechnology, Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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28 July 2014

04 December 2014

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Abstract

A 7-year-old male child presented with moderate degree fever, yellowish discoloration of eyes and urine. Examination on admission revealed severe anemia, jaundice, hepatomegaly, and splenomegaly. On the day following admission, the child showed evidence of blackish discoloration of urine. The diagnosis was established as viral A hepatitis with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. The child recovered with supportive therapy. We suggest that either universal immunization against hepatitis A, or routine newborn screening for G6PD deficiency, could prevent the serious morbidity or mortality that can occur when these two conditions coexist.

Keywords

hepatitis - G6PD - viral - hemolysis - intravascular

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