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Can A Patient With 6GPD Get Malaria?

I am 6GPD deficient and my Son is also 6GPD deficient, he is suffering from fever from last 3 days like malaria. My question is that is a 6GPD deficient patient can have malaria, and if yes then can he take Artemether / Lumefantrine to curb the Malaria.
Fri, 15 May 2015
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Hi
Thanks for posting your query.
I appreciate your concern for the G6PD deficient status of your son and the risk of using antimalarial drugs.

Malaria can occur in patients with G6PD deficiency.

Drugs like Primaquine, Pamaquine, and Sulfadoxine should not be used in patient having G6PD deficiency.

The safety of Artemether/Lumantrine in patients with G6PD deficient is not established.

However, drugs like Chloroquine, Proguanil, Halofantrine, Mefloquine, Quinine, are found to be safe in G6PD deficient patients.

Hope this answers your question.

Best regards.
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Can A Patient With 6GPD Get Malaria?

Hi Thanks for posting your query. I appreciate your concern for the G6PD deficient status of your son and the risk of using antimalarial drugs. Malaria can occur in patients with G6PD deficiency. Drugs like Primaquine, Pamaquine, and Sulfadoxine should not be used in patient having G6PD deficiency. The safety of Artemether/Lumantrine in patients with G6PD deficient is not established. However, drugs like Chloroquine, Proguanil, Halofantrine, Mefloquine, Quinine, are found to be safe in G6PD deficient patients. Hope this answers your question. Best regards.