Chennai, June 11 -- A 2-year old toddler was successfully treated for rare genetic kidney condition at a private hospital here.
The 2-year-old boy was admitted to Prashanth hospitals with severe dehydration, hematuria (blood in urine), dangerously low hemoglobin, and acute kidney failure.
He was later diagnosed with Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency-a genetic disorder rarely seen in such severe form in this region.
The child arrived at the Emergency Department in compensated shock and extreme lethargy, with hemoglobin levels plummeting to 3.7 g/dL and metabolic acidosis (pH 6.8). Emergency physicians acted swiftly, stabilizing the child before transferring him to the pediatric ICU.
Over the next two weeks, the child ...