Cedrick
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a 22 year old black man was given the antimalaria drug primaquine to take while on an expedition to the Amazon river
after taking the drug he developed an acute anemia
the anemia was secondary to an intravascular hemolytic crisis
this crisis was reversed when he dicontinued taking the primaquine
this drug induced hemolitic anemia arises in persons who have a deficiency in which of the following enzymes ?
a.-glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase
b.-glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase
c.-glycerol 3 phosphate dehydrogenase
d.-pyruvate dehydrogenase
e.-succinate dehydrogenase
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| drpkaur
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G6PDH deficiency.....A...
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| muzammil
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| MRMAVERICK
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| Cedrick
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yeah easy one,but still you have to know this stuff
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