Acute Hemolytic Anemia in Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Complicated by Ginkgo biloba | Zendy

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Acute Hemolytic Anemia in Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Complicated by <b><i>Ginkgo biloba</i></b>

Author(s) -

ShiueWei Lai,

Jia-Hong Chen,

WoeiYau Kao

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

acta haematologica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574

H-Index - 56

eISSN - 1421-9662

pISSN - 0001-5792

DOI - 10.1159/000350599

Subject(s) - ginkgo biloba , glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency , medicine , hemolytic anemia , ginkgo , anemia , malaise , glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase , pharmacology , dehydrogenase , biochemistry , chemistry , traditional medicine , enzyme

We report on a patient with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency who developed acute hemolytic anemia after having received an injection of Ginkgo biloba for dementia prophylaxis without medical advice. She suddenly developed general malaise, generalized yellowish skin color, and tea-colored urine. Intravenous fluid infusion and cessation of G. biloba quickly relieved her clinical symptoms. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of G. biloba-induced acute hemolytic anemia in vivo.

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