Abstract
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an X-linked genetic disorder
associated with intravascular hemolysis. Rhabdomyolysis with myoglobinuria in a patient
with G6PD deficiency is a very rare manifestation, in fact, to the best of our knowledge,
only a few case reports have been published in the literature to date. Herein, we
report an unusual presentation of a 33-year-old male with G6PD deficiency with multiple
episodes of severe rhabdomyolysis with no significant concurrent hemolysis. This case
supports the hypothesis that rhabdomyolysis may be a rare manifestation of G6PD deficiency,
though the exact causation still remains unclear.
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Published online: April 02, 2020
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors including Balraj Singh, Parminder Kaur, Kok Hoe Chan, Robert G. Lahita, Michael Maroules, and Chandra Chandran declare no competing conflict of interest.
Funding: None.
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