A Pale Baby With Blue Blood

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015 Oct;31(10):713-4. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000564.

Abstract

A previously healthy 9-month-old boy presented to the emergency department with sudden onset of pallor and reduced activity. A detailed history and initial blood tests revealed the diagnosis of oxidant stress-induced hemolysis caused by glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. However, the child also had a second diagnosis that was revealed with additional testing. This case is described to illustrate the dual diagnosis and management guidelines for both potentially serious conditions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Hemolytic / blood
  • Anemia, Hemolytic / diagnosis*
  • Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / blood
  • Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Methemoglobinemia / blood
  • Methemoglobinemia / diagnosis*
  • Oxidative Stress / physiology*
  • Pallor / blood
  • Pallor / etiology*