A case report of a 4-year-old child with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: An evidence based approach to nutritional management

The objective was to describe the nutritional management of a 4-year-old child with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. A 4-year-old male child, African descent, born from non-consanguineous parents presented with a clinical history of frequent respiratory infections, usually treat...

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Main Authors: Alex Pinto, Anita Macdonald, Esmeralda Cleto, Manuela Ferreira Almeida, Paula Cristina Ramos, Júlio César Rocha
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Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2017-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/970
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Manuela Ferreira Almeida
Paula Cristina Ramos
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description The objective was to describe the nutritional management of a 4-year-old child with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. A 4-year-old male child, African descent, born from non-consanguineous parents presented with a clinical history of frequent respiratory infections, usually treated with antibiotics. At 30 months of age, G6PD diagnosis was made after eating one portion (40 - 60 g) of fava beans, resulting in severe hemolytic anemia hospitalization for 5 days. Diagnosis was confirmed by G6PD activity measurement. Nutritional counseling was given to avoid dietary oxidative stressors particularly the exclusion of fava beans and accidental ingestion of other similar beans. Dietary intake of high vitamin C containing foods was discouraged and adequate hydration advised. Nutritional management is crucial in preventing acute stress events in patients with G6PD deficiency.
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spelling doaj-art-6ce728dc7c84412f936be3d39b67f7322025-08-20T02:01:47ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212017-04-0159210.24953/turkjped.2017.02.012A case report of a 4-year-old child with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: An evidence based approach to nutritional managementAlex Pinto0Anita Macdonald1Esmeralda Cleto2Manuela Ferreira Almeida3Paula Cristina Ramos4Júlio César Rocha5Centro de Genética Médica, Centro Hospitalar do Porto - CHP, Porto, Portugal.Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK.Centro Materno Infantil do Norte - CMIN, Centro Hospitalar do Porto - CHP, Porto, Portugal.Centro de Genética Médica, Centro Hospitalar do Porto - CHP, Porto, Portugal.Centro de Genética Médica, Centro Hospitalar do Porto - CHP, Porto, Portugal.Centro de Genética Médica, Centro Hospitalar do Porto - CHP, Porto, Portugal. The objective was to describe the nutritional management of a 4-year-old child with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. A 4-year-old male child, African descent, born from non-consanguineous parents presented with a clinical history of frequent respiratory infections, usually treated with antibiotics. At 30 months of age, G6PD diagnosis was made after eating one portion (40 - 60 g) of fava beans, resulting in severe hemolytic anemia hospitalization for 5 days. Diagnosis was confirmed by G6PD activity measurement. Nutritional counseling was given to avoid dietary oxidative stressors particularly the exclusion of fava beans and accidental ingestion of other similar beans. Dietary intake of high vitamin C containing foods was discouraged and adequate hydration advised. Nutritional management is crucial in preventing acute stress events in patients with G6PD deficiency. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/970exercisefava beansglucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenasehemolytic anemiaoxidative stress
spellingShingle Alex Pinto
Anita Macdonald
Esmeralda Cleto
Manuela Ferreira Almeida
Paula Cristina Ramos
Júlio César Rocha
A case report of a 4-year-old child with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: An evidence based approach to nutritional management
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
exercise
fava beans
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
hemolytic anemia
oxidative stress
title A case report of a 4-year-old child with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: An evidence based approach to nutritional management
title_full A case report of a 4-year-old child with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: An evidence based approach to nutritional management
title_fullStr A case report of a 4-year-old child with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: An evidence based approach to nutritional management
title_full_unstemmed A case report of a 4-year-old child with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: An evidence based approach to nutritional management
title_short A case report of a 4-year-old child with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: An evidence based approach to nutritional management
title_sort case report of a 4 year old child with glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency an evidence based approach to nutritional management
topic exercise
fava beans
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
hemolytic anemia
oxidative stress
url https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/970
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