An unusual syncope cause in the ED: Favism

SÖYÜNCÜ S., Bektas F., Isik S., YİĞİT Ö.

HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY, cilt.30, sa.4, ss.335-337, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0960327110386393
  • Dergi Adı: HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.335-337
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: favism, syncope, emergency department, GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE-DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY, DEHYDROGENASE-DEFICIENCY
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Favism is an acute hemolytic syndrome occurring in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)-deficient individuals after the consumption of fava beans. The highest incidence is in boys aged 2-6 years. We report a 56-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with recurrent syncope attacks due to favism. In our knowledge, this is the first report of favism-caused syncope in an adult patient without a G6PD deficiency diagnosis in the past and diagnosed in ED.