Metabolism Quiz
Enzyme deficiency

G6PD deficiency

What is missing: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase.

Presentation
Episodic hemolytic anemia after fava beans, sulfa drugs, antimalarials or infection

Why the signs follow

No NADPH means no regeneration of reduced glutathione, so red cells cannot neutralize oxidative stress. Haemoglobin denatures into Heinz bodies and the spleen bites pieces out, giving bite cells.

Written for exam preparation, not for diagnosis.