Poppers, A Potential Trigger for Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report
Amaia Torrecilla Ugarte, Diego Amigot Baldero, Pablo Lasa-Berasain, Amparo Larequi García · 2026
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Amaia Torrecilla Ugarte and co-authors published this case report in 2026. A man of thirty-six, with no past health woes, came to hospital with fever, malaise, and yellow skin. Blood tests showed his red cells were breaking apart fast, while his marrow rushed to replace them. Tests ruled out an immune attack on the cells.
Three days before the illness, he had breathed in poppers, a party drug of nitrites. Such drugs can overwhelm the red cells' defenses, above all in people who lack a guard enzyme. Tests proved the man lacked that enzyme, a state called G6PD deficiency. The authors warn that poppers can spark this anemia in healthy people too, and urge doctors to ask about drug use when red cells break down without a clear cause.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Amaia Torrecilla Ugarte, Diego Amigot Baldero, Pablo Lasa-Berasain, Amparo Larequi García |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |