| pubmed-article:1160703 | pubmed:abstractText | Of 50 jaundiced neonatal patients studied at the Port Moresby General Hospital, 11 (22%) were found to be glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient. No apparent exogenous precipitating causes for the jaundice were noted. Serum bilirubin levels exceeded 20 mg/100 ml in seven of these glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient infants, and exchange transfusions were required for three subjects. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency must be considered in the differential diagnosis of neonatal jaundice in Papua New Guinea. | lld:pubmed |
