PEDIATRICS Vol. 39 No. 2 February 1967, pp. 311-313
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Relationship Between Erythrocyte Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydro- and the Hemolytic Anemia of Infection

CHRISTOS A. KATTAMIS M.D.1

1 Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Athens University, St. Sophie's Children's Hospital, Athens 609, Greece

Publication of the interesting report of relationship between erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) and the hemolytic anemia of infection by Fikrig, et al. raises some crucial points concerning the pathogenesis and, especially, the frequency with which hemolytic anemia develops in individuals with G-6-PD deficiency when exposed to infections or certain other noxious agents, such as aniline derivatives, nitrofurantoin, naphthalene, fava beans, etc.