Case Report, J Forensic Toxicol Pharmacol Vol: 3 Issue: 1
Acute Intravascular Hemolysis Triggered by Herbal Remedy
| Denesh Narasimhan*, Sujith Kumar S, Murali A, Satish M and Anith Kumar Mambatta | |
| Department of Medicine, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Corresponding author : Dr. Denesh Narasimhan Department of Medicine, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641004, India Tel: +919443184464; Fax: 04222594400 E-mail: dnarasim@yahoo.com |
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| Received: January 29, 2014 Accepted: March 13, 2014 Published: March 19, 2014 | |
| Citation: Narasimhan D , Sujith S K, Murali A, Satish M, Mambatta AK (2014) Acute Intravascular Hemolysis Triggered by Herbal Remedy. J Forensic Toxicol Pharmacol 3:1. doi:10.4172/2325-9841.1000116 |
Abstract
Acute Intravascular Hemolysis Triggered by Herbal Remedy
Red blood cells (RBC) have several protective mechanisms to prevent oxidative stress. One such mechanism is the Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme (G6PD). G6PD deficiency is the most common enzyme deficiency in the world. 7.5% of the world’s population have either one or two gene mutations for G6PD deficiency. Since the gene for the enzyme is located on the X chromosome in the long arm, males are generally heterozygous and women can be normal, heterozygous or homozygous.
