Acute viral hepatitis E presenting with haemolytic anaemia and acute renal failure in a patient with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

作者:Tomar Laxmikant Ramkumarsingh*; Aggarwal Amitesh; Jain Piyush; Rajpal Surender; Agarwal Mukul P
来源:Tropical Doctor, 2015, 45(4): 245-246.
DOI:10.1177/0049475514559959

摘要

The association of acute hepatitis E viral (HEV) infection with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency leading to extensive intravascular haemolysis is a very rare clinical entity. Here we discuss such a patient, who presented with acute HEV illness, developed severe intravascular haemolysis and unusually high levels of bilirubin, complicated by acute renal failure (ARF), and was later on found to have a deficiency of G6PD. The patient recovered completely with haemodialysis and supportive management.