What are the symptoms of neonatal favism?

Neonatal favism can be said to be a problem that many parents will find, but not all parents know about this disease, as well as its effective treatment and management methods. Naturally, such a situation can easily cause more harm to the child's health, so the following is a detailed introduction to some of the symptoms and treatments of neonatal favism.

The degree and symptoms of anemia in this disease are mostly severe. Symptoms include general discomfort, fatigue, chills, fever, dizziness, headache, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, etc. The sclera is mildly yellow and the urine is the color of strong black tea or even soy sauce. Symptoms usually last for 2 to 6 days. The most serious cases show symptoms of acute circulatory failure and acute renal failure, such as extremely pale complexion, systemic exhaustion, weak and rapid pulse, decreased blood pressure, dullness or irritability, oliguria or urine retention. If anemia, hypoxia and electrolyte imbalance are not corrected in time, it can be fatal; but if appropriate treatment is given in time, there is still hope for improvement.

Most patients, especially female heterozygotes, do not usually develop the disease and have no symptoms, but some patients may show symptoms of chronic hemolytic anemia. Acute hemolytic reactions such as hemoglobinuria, jaundice, and anemia are often induced by eating broad beans and their products, taking or coming into contact with certain drugs, such as antimalarial drugs, or applying gentian violet, taking oxidative drugs, or infection. Severe acute hemolytic anemia induced by G6PD deficiency can cause excessive destruction of red blood cells and, if not treated in time, can lead to liver, kidney, or heart failure, or even death. When there is no cause for G6PD deficiency and the disease does not occur, the patient is the same as a normal person and does not require any special treatment. The key to prevention is to avoid contact with the above-mentioned triggering factors, carry a G-6PD deficiency card with you, and inform your doctor to avoid using related drugs that are harmful to your health.

I hope that after reading the above analysis and introduction, everyone can pay special attention to the fact that the physical health of newborns needs special protection, because any disease in newborns may have a great impact and harm on them.