Diseases

Favism

Hemolytic anemia due to the ingestion of fava beans or after inhalation of pollen from the Vicia fava plant by persons with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient erythrocytes.

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Abstract

Hemolytic anemia due to the ingestion of fava beans or after inhalation of pollen from the Vicia fava plant by persons with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient erythrocytes.

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  • Favisms

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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a hemolytic anemia caused by fava bean or its pollen

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Favism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005236. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005236
  2. Favism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1398913