Thursday, January 05, 2006

G6PD Deficiency

X-linked recessive
African, Mediterranean, Iraqi Jew, South East Asian and Chinese
predisposes to a haemolytic anaemia reaction with drugs or infection.
aspirin, sulphonamides, antimalarials, and quinidine.
The haemolytic anaemia is non-immune (DAT -ve).

Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency is autosomal recessive
chronic haemolytic anaemia exacerbated by viral infections.

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