Effect of High-Dose Vitamin C Infusion in a Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase-Deficient Patient

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dc.contributor.authorQuinn, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorGerber, Bryan
dc.contributor.authorFouche, Ryan
dc.contributor.authorKenyon, Katharine
dc.contributor.authorBlom, Zachary
dc.contributor.authorMuthukanagaraj, Purushothaman
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-17T16:19:58Z
dc.date.available2020-04-17T16:19:58Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-26
dc.description.abstractVitamin C supplementation is generally regarded as benign. There has been a resurgence of interest in the general medical community regarding the use of vitamin C most notably in the care of sepsis. Nonetheless, caution must be taken if supra- physiologic vitamin C supplementation is being administered as it should be considered a medication just like any other. We present a case of hemolysis in a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase- (G6PD-) deficient patient receiving high-dose vitamin C infusions for his rheumatoid arthritis.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1155/2017/5202606
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/8174
dc.titleEffect of High-Dose Vitamin C Infusion in a Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase-Deficient Patienten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
ecu.journal.nameCase Reports in Medicineen_US
ecu.journal.volume2017en_US

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