Follow up of favism cases in non-pediatric age group, and discussion of a possible infectious etiology
Abstract: Background and objectives: Favism is an old disease with unknown etiology. it is not studied in non-pediatric age group before. The aim of this study is to follow cases with previous history of favism in non-pediatric age group, and discussion of a possible infectious etiology for its hem...
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Background and objectives: Favism is an old disease with unknown etiology. it is not studied in non-pediatric age group before. The aim of this study is to follow cases with previous history of favism in non-pediatric age group, and discussion of a possible infectious etiology for its hemolytic episode.
Design and setting: A prospective study on cases with previous history of favism in non-pediatric age group and discussion of possible infectious etiology.
Patient and method: Between June 2008- April 2011, 38 cases with previous history of favism and aged thirteen year or more in Al-Ramadi city, Iraq, were studded from all aspects regarding their favic episodes and fava beans ingestion.
Results: The number of cases was 38, three of them (7.9%) are females, and 35 (92.1%) are males. The mean age is 27.9(13-61). Out of all patients, 31(81.6%) have favism before age of 13y, 35 (92.1%) have their favism in spring, one case (2.6%) had recurrence of favism once only, 33 (86.8%) were ingesting fava bean before favism attack regularly, and 35 (92.1) of the cases resume fava bean ingestion after favism attack, within 1-17 y after their favism attack. No one had history of drug induced hemolytic anemia.
Conclusion: Favism possibly is a separate disease from G6PD deficiency disease. Severe form of favism occurs in glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase deficient patients, and there may be unrecognized mild form. Recurrence of disease was uncommon on re-ingestion of fava beans. Very likely the cause of favism is an infectious agent as virus. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ac0d9b21ca974f0bb7c6f9c977fb1e0e2025-01-02T08:52:44ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases2035-30062014-08-011Follow up of favism cases in non-pediatric age group, and discussion of a possible infectious etiologysalah noori dalli-ali0IraqAbstract: Background and objectives: Favism is an old disease with unknown etiology. it is not studied in non-pediatric age group before. The aim of this study is to follow cases with previous history of favism in non-pediatric age group, and discussion of a possible infectious etiology for its hemolytic episode. Design and setting: A prospective study on cases with previous history of favism in non-pediatric age group and discussion of possible infectious etiology. Patient and method: Between June 2008- April 2011, 38 cases with previous history of favism and aged thirteen year or more in Al-Ramadi city, Iraq, were studded from all aspects regarding their favic episodes and fava beans ingestion. Results: The number of cases was 38, three of them (7.9%) are females, and 35 (92.1%) are males. The mean age is 27.9(13-61). Out of all patients, 31(81.6%) have favism before age of 13y, 35 (92.1%) have their favism in spring, one case (2.6%) had recurrence of favism once only, 33 (86.8%) were ingesting fava bean before favism attack regularly, and 35 (92.1) of the cases resume fava bean ingestion after favism attack, within 1-17 y after their favism attack. No one had history of drug induced hemolytic anemia. Conclusion: Favism possibly is a separate disease from G6PD deficiency disease. Severe form of favism occurs in glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase deficient patients, and there may be unrecognized mild form. Recurrence of disease was uncommon on re-ingestion of fava beans. Very likely the cause of favism is an infectious agent as virus.https://mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/1694favismnon-pediatric age groupglucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase deficiencyviral infection. |
| spellingShingle | salah noori dalli-ali Follow up of favism cases in non-pediatric age group, and discussion of a possible infectious etiology Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases favism non-pediatric age group glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency viral infection. |
| title | Follow up of favism cases in non-pediatric age group, and discussion of a possible infectious etiology |
| title_full | Follow up of favism cases in non-pediatric age group, and discussion of a possible infectious etiology |
| title_fullStr | Follow up of favism cases in non-pediatric age group, and discussion of a possible infectious etiology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Follow up of favism cases in non-pediatric age group, and discussion of a possible infectious etiology |
| title_short | Follow up of favism cases in non-pediatric age group, and discussion of a possible infectious etiology |
| title_sort | follow up of favism cases in non pediatric age group and discussion of a possible infectious etiology |
| topic | favism non-pediatric age group glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency viral infection. |
| url | https://mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/1694 |
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