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Hi doctor, I have 1 year old son and he is positive of g6pd. I want to know what is the best and safe vitamins for my son, and the right food. I m really worried to my son, specially in medicine, and also for food. And now he has a skin rushes its like a chicken fox. Please doc. Help me some the right way. Thank you so much
hello, welcome to this forum, I understand your worry. you must be already having an idea what is G6PD deficiency. One has to basically avoid the triggers so as to avoid a hymolytic crises. The trigger could be mostly as listed below.
AGENTS PRECIPITATING HEMOLYSIS IN GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY
MEDICATIONS Antibacterials like Sulfonamides Dapsone Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole Nalidixic acid Chloramphenicol Nitrofurantoin
Antimalarials like Primaquine Pamaquine Chloroquine Quinacrine
Others like Acetanilide Vitamin K analogs Methylene blue Probenecid Acetylsalicylic acid Phenazopyridine
CHEMICALS like Phenylhydrazine Benzene Naphthalene 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Methelene blue
ILLNESS like Diabetic acidosis Hepatitis Sepsis
This is just a representative list. Fava beans are to be avoided in food category. Multivitamin which does not contain any of above substances can be administered. Thank you
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What To Do For A Child With G6pd?
hello, welcome to this forum, I understand your worry. you must be already having an idea what is G6PD deficiency. One has to basically avoid the triggers so as to avoid a hymolytic crises. The trigger could be mostly as listed below. AGENTS PRECIPITATING HEMOLYSIS IN GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY MEDICATIONS Antibacterials like Sulfonamides Dapsone Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole Nalidixic acid Chloramphenicol Nitrofurantoin Antimalarials like Primaquine Pamaquine Chloroquine Quinacrine Others like Acetanilide Vitamin K analogs Methylene blue Probenecid Acetylsalicylic acid Phenazopyridine CHEMICALS like Phenylhydrazine Benzene Naphthalene 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Methelene blue ILLNESS like Diabetic acidosis Hepatitis Sepsis This is just a representative list. Fava beans are to be avoided in food category. Multivitamin which does not contain any of above substances can be administered. Thank you