Rasburicase‐induced methaemoglobinaemia and catastrophic oxidative haemolysis in undiagnosed G6PD deficiency
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DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18464
Abstract: A 56yearold man of Kurdish/Iraqi descent was diagnosed with Tcell prolymphocytic leukaemia (left, ×100 objective) and planned for treatment with alemtuzumab. He was given rasburicase for prevention of tumour lysis syndrome. Unfortunately, glucose6phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)… read more here.
Keywords: oxidative haemolysis; rasburicase; haemolysis; g6pd deficiency ... See more keywords
An unexplained oxidative haemolysis with pigment nephropathy
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230994
Abstract: A 46-year-old man presented with breathlessness, icterus, passage of dark-coloured stools and urine for 1 day. His medical history included recent treatment for varicella infection with oral acyclovir and using Siddha medicines for constipation occasionally.… read more here.
Keywords: pigment nephropathy; haemolysis pigment; unexplained oxidative; oxidative haemolysis ... See more keywords
Massive oxidative haemolysis and renal failure caused by high dose vitamin C
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DOI: 10.5694/mja17.00998
Abstract: Blood film showing irregular contracted cells (blue arrows) and blister cells (red arrows); classical bite cells are infrequent due to the severity of the oxidative haemolysis A 54-year-old man, who was diagnosed with metastatic prostate… read more here.
Keywords: renal failure; oxidative haemolysis; massive oxidative; haemolysis renal ... See more keywords