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ArticleCureus2026

Late Recognition of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency in a 70-Year-Old Man: A Case Report.

Julie Huynh, Lauren Eisenbud, Rodolfo Gutierrez, Fukai L Chuang, Daniel Dichter

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Julie HuynhHematology and Medical Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
Lauren EisenbudHematology and Medical Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
Rodolfo GutierrezHematology and Medical Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
Fukai L ChuangHematology and Medical Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
Daniel DichterPalliative Care Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.

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Abstract

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common enzymatic disorder of red blood cells worldwide and typically presents in childhood or early adulthood following exposure to oxidative stressors. Late-life diagnosis is uncommon and may be overlooked in patients without exposure to classic hemolytic triggers. We report the case of a 70-year-old man with intermittent, mild macrocytic anemia who was ultimately diagnosed with G6PD deficiency. This case highlights how G6PD deficiency may remain clinically silent for decades, discusses reasons for delayed diagnosis, and emphasizes the importance of considering inherited hemolytic disorders in older adults with unexplained macrocytic anemia.

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acute hemolytic anemiafava beansglucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency (g6pd)macrocytosissulfa drug

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PMID42245854
PMCPMC13231936

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