Fava bean–induced hemolytic crisis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
Abstract
This paper reports a case of hemolytic crisis dueto fava beans in a child with G6PD deficiency.
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Accepted 2016-09-24
Published 2016-10-10