A pilot study on the rate of hemoglobinopathies in hyperbilirubinemic term neonates at Nemazee Hospital Shiraz, Iran
Introduction: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a common disorder and if untreated is potentially neurotoxic. Methods: In order to investigate the correlation between hyperbilirubinemia and hemoglobinopathies, in a prospective study we studied a total 100 full term neonates at Nemazi Hospital with tota...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd |
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| Online Access: | http://jssu.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=558&slc_lang=en&sid=1&ftxt=1 |
| Summary: | Introduction: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a common disorder and if untreated is potentially neurotoxic. Methods: In order to investigate the correlation between hyperbilirubinemia and hemoglobinopathies, in a prospective study we studied a total 100 full term neonates at Nemazi Hospital with total bilirubin greater than 15 mg/dl and direct bilirubin less than 1.5mg/dl. Other known causes of hyperbilirubinemia such as G6PD deficiency and blood group incompatibility, septicemia and common metabolic disorders were excluded and then hemoglobin electrophoresis was done. Results: In this study we found two infants with abnormal HbD (2%). None of them had alpha thalassemia or sickle cell anemia. Conclusion: Hemoglobinopathies can be considered as one of the causes of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Further studies are recommended on a larger scale in the form of multi center study. |
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| ISSN: | 2228-5741 2228-5733 |