Kernicterus and G6PD Deficiency—a Case Series from Oman
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Neonatal death suspected to be from sepsis was found to be kernicterus with G6PD deficiency.
We cared for a term male infant born to Burmese immigrants. At about 24 hours a total serum bilirubin (TSB) was 9.3 mg/dL, and phototherapy was begun. It was stopped 48 hours later, with a TSB of 10.9 mg/dL, and he was discharged from the hospital with an appointment for a repeat TSB check 48 hours later. A few hours before the appointment he became listless and apneic, and his parents took him...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1465-3664,0142-6338
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/49.2.74