Henna leaf ingestion and intravascular hemolysis: the missing link
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Henna: a potential cause of oxidative hemolysis and neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the in vitro oxidation potential of lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4 naphthoquinone). Lawsone is a chemical present in henna, the crushed leaves of which are used worldwide as a cosmetic agent to stain the hair, skin, and nails. METHODOLOGY Venous blood from glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)-normal and G6PD A- subjects were incubated with various amounts of lawsone for 2 ho...
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عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1319-2442
DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.132232