Hemolytic crisis in a G6PD-deficient infant after ingestion of pumpkin

Ital J Pediatr. 2014 Jul 21:40:71. doi: 10.1186/1824-7288-40-71.

Abstract

A 8 month-old infant presented with acute onset of severe jaundice, anemia requiring transfusion and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency. The infant did not take drugs, he did not consume fava beans, but fava beans DNA was found on pumpkin he consumed the day before jaundice onset. This is the first case of hemolysis triggered by ingestion of food cross-contaminated with fava beans.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cucurbita / adverse effects
  • Favism / diagnosis*
  • Food Contamination
  • Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Jaundice / etiology
  • Male
  • Vicia faba / adverse effects*