Abstract
Introduction: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD) is a common X-linked inherited disorder affecting persons of African, Asian, Mediterranean, or Middle-Eastern descent. The erythrocytes of the patients express an increased vulnerability to oxidative stress. The majority of persons with reduced enzyme activity is asymptomatic, but some have episodic severe hemolysis and others chronic anemia. There are only a few reports of rhabdomyolysis during a hemolytic crisis and one case report of malignant hyperthermia during anesthesia.
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