Favism

Introduction: Favism

Favism: Form of hemolytic anemia. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Favism is available below.

Symptoms of Favism

• Anemia
• Hemolytic anemia
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• Fever
• Pallor

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Favism?

• Underlying causes of Favism (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Favism

• Glucose-6-phosphate deficiency - favism occurs in these people if they eat a certain broad bean.

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More information about causes of Favism:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Favism (5 listings)
• Underlying causes of Favism
• Favism as a complication caused by other conditions
• Favism as a symptom

Treatments for Favism

• Blood transfusions

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Reseach about Favism

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Clinical Trials for Favism

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Favism include:

• A Test to Predict the Hemolytic Potential of Drugs in G6PD Deficiency - This study has been suspended (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Primaquine

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Definitions of Favism:

Hemolytic anemia due to the ingestion of fava beans or after inhalation of pollen from the Vicia fava plant by persons with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient erythrocytes. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Favism as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet