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Risk Most common enzyme deficiency in the world. Due to X-linked recessive inheritance. Worldwide incidence: 400 million. Regions with highest prevalence include Africa, Southeast Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. In USA, G6PD deficiency is prevalent among black males…
Case Synopsis A 58-year-old man with a history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, and bladder cancer status postneoadjuvant chemotherapy underwent a radical cystectomy and diversion. A lumbar epidural catheter was placed for perioperative analgesia, and the patient received an…