Henna causes life threatening haemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Authors
Raupp, P Hassan, JA Varughese, M Kristiansson, B
Citation
P. Raupp et al., Henna causes life threatening haemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, ARCH DIS CH, 85(5), 2001, pp. 411-412
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD
ISSN journal
00039888 → ACNP
Volume
85
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
411 - 412
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9888(200111)85:5<411:HCLTHI>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Haemolytic crisis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient individual s following topical application of henna occured in four children: a female neonate (haemoglobin 50 g/l, serum bilirubin 700 mu mol/l), who recovered after exchange transfusion; a male infant (haemoglobin 28 g/l) who died des pite transfusion; and two preschool children (haemoglobin 40 and 41 g/l res pectively).