Case Report · pages 218–220
Severe Jaundice in a patient with Acute Hepatitis
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E Infection with Coexistent Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency - N. M. Rathod, Amishi Rathod. Severe Jaundice in a patient with Acute Hepatitis. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2017;30(4):218–220.
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Hepatitis E is prevalent in most developing countries, and common in any country with a hot climate. Hepatitis E virus is one of the common causes of acute viral hepatitis in India but usually manifests as a mild self-limiting illness. Viral hepatitis in the presence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency may be associated with complications such as severe anemia, hemolysis, renal failure, hepatic encephalopathy and even death. The incidence of G6PD deficiency in the general population of northern India is reported to be between 2.2% and 14%.
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, Hemolysis, Hepatitis E 219 J Int Med Sci Acad 2017, (October – December), Vol 30, anisopoikilocytosis, Microcytosis