Perinatal/Neonatal Case Presentation

Journal of Perinatology (2006) 26, 201–203. doi:10.1038/sj.jp.7211448

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in triplets of African-American descent

H K Turbendian1 and J M Perlman1

1Division of Newborn Medicine, Weill Cornell University, New York, NY, USA

Correspondence: Dr J Perlman, Division of Newborn Medicine, Weill Cornell University, 525 East 68th Street, N-506, New York, NY 10021, USA. E-mail: jmp2007@med.cornell.edu

Received 9 September 2005; Revised 1 December 2005; Accepted 2 December 2005.

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Abstract

Despite the prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in African Americans, the disorder maybe often overlooked as a diagnosis in the absence of overt signs of hemolysis in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia. We present a case report of anemia and prolonged hyperbilirubinemia due to G6PD deficiency in the absence of hemolysis in dichorionic, triamniotic, preterm triplets of African-American descent.

Keywords:

glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, jaundice, triplets, premature

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