Title: Life-threatening haemolysis induced by henna in a Sudanese child with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.
Authors: Kheir, Abdelmoneim; Gaber, Israa; Gafer, Sara; Ahmed, Wisal
Abstract: The article describes the case of a six-year-old boy with previously undiagnosed glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency who developed life-threatening haemolysis induced by application of henna to his skin. Topics covered include the results of the physical examination, the symptoms experienced by the Sudanese boy consistent with haemolysis due to G6PD deficiency and the life-threatening risk of henna.
Subjects: SUDAN; INBORN errors of carbohydrate metabolism; CONGENITAL hemolytic anemia; BLACK people; CELL death; DYES & dyeing; HEMOLYSIS & hemolysins; PHYSICAL diagnosis; SKIN; DIAGNOSIS
Publication: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2017, Vol 23, Issue 1, p28
ISSN: 1020-3397
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.26719/2017.23.1.28

Life-threatening haemolysis induced by henna in a Sudanese child with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.

Kheir, Abdelmoneim; Gaber, Israa; Gafer, Sara; Ahmed, Wisal