| Acute Hemolytic Anemia due to Naphthalene(Report of a Case in a Newborn) |
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Ki Yong Sohn1, Man Jae Lee1, Young Ja Lim2, Hee Woong Kang2 |
1Department of Pediatrics,National Medical Center
2Department af Pediatrics Inchon Provincial Hospital |
| Naphthalene 中毒에 因한 新生兒溶血性贊血의 1例 |
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孫基勇1, 李滿載1, 林英子2, 훌 熙雄2 |
1國立醫療院 小兒科
2仁川道立病院 小兒科 |
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| Abstract |
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A case of naphthalene poisoning is reported in a five-day-old male baby, spontaneously delivered after a normal full-term pregnancy, and with a birth weight of 3.2 kg. He was the fourth child of healthy parents. On the second day of life, he was dressed in clothing heavily impregnated with naphthalene moth-balls for about two years. On the third day, jaundice was noticed and increased gradually. On admission, the hemoglobin was 15 gm%, total bilirubin 44.3 mg (indirect 40.8 mg). He was exchange-transfused with excellent result. This unusual hemolytic process was attributed to the metabolic immaturity of newborn infants, and not to glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, though a complete study was not made. A brief review of the literature is added, with
emphasis of preventive measures.
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