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case_images: Diagnostic test of this patient for G6PD deficiency
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case_images: FIG1
case_images: He was diagnosed with G6PD deficiency since childhood by the G6PD, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) plasma test with a value of 3.1 (normal range is 4.6-13.5 U/G Hb at 30  C) (depicted in Figure 1).
case_images: Additional image (evidence of G6PD deficiency)
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case_images: FIG2
case_images: All routine preoperative investigations were within the normal limit (haemoglobin of 12.6 gm%, unconjugated bilirubin of 0.7 mg%, and reticulocyte count of 1%) (Figure 2).