G6PD Deficiency

Baby Ethan is diagnose with Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is an X-linked recessive hereditary disease characterised by abnormally low levels of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (abbreviated G6PD or G6PDH), a metabolic enzyme involved in the pentose phosphate pathway, especially important in red blood cell metabolism. Individuals with the disease may exhibit nonimmune hemolytic anemia in response to a number of causes, most commonly infection or exposure to certain medications or chemicals. G6PD deficiency is closely linked to favism, a disorder characterized by a hemolytic reaction to consumption of broad beans, with a name derived from the Italian name of the broad bean (fava). The name favism is sometimes used to refer to the enzyme deficiency as a whole, although this is misleading as not all people with G6PD deficiency will manifest a physically observable reaction to consumption of broad beans. G6PD deficiency is the most common human enzyme defect.

Becaue of this, it affected him and his Jaundice level shoot up. Doctor advice us to let him do some Photothearpy to bring the level down.

Not bad eh, he is going for indoor sun tanning !

lol ... Ladies who wishes to have a nice indoor tan. Just eny my Ethan ....