From: G6PD deficiency, primaquine treatment, and risk of haemolysis in malaria-infected patients
Symptoms | G6PD A− males (n = 5) | G6PD A (n = 7) | G6PD B (n = 48) | ||||||
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Day 1 n (%)a | Day 3 n (%) | Day 7 n (%) | Day 1 n (%)a | Day 3 n (%) | Day 7 n (%) | Day 1 n (%)a | Day 3 n (%) | Day 7 n (%) | |
Jaundice | 2 (40.0) | 1 (20.0) | – | 2 (28.6) | 2 (28.6) | – | 5 (10.4) | 3 (6.3) | – |
Respiratory difficulty | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 (6.3) | 2 (4.2) | 2 (4.2) |
Bleeding | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2.1) |
Edema | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Abdominal pain | 2 (40.0) | – | – | 2 (28.6) | 2 (28.6) | 1 (14.2) | 12 (25.0) | 13 (27.1) | 1 (2.1) |
Hepatomegaly | 2 (40.0) | – | – | 3 (42.9) | 3 (42.9) | 2 (28.5) | 10 (20.8) | 5 (10.4) | 1 (2.1) |
Splenomegaly | 2 (40.0) | – | – | 2 (28.6) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (14.2) | 2 (4.2) | 1 (2.1) | – |
Low back pain | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (14.2) | 17 (35.4) | 8 (16.7) | 3 (6.3) |
Pallor | 2 (40.0) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (20.0) | 2 (28.6) | 2 (28.6) | 1 (14.2) | – | – | – |