How to treat favism?

If you are infected with favism, how should you treat it? How can you make a better treatment plan?

Introduction to favism:

Favism is a hereditary metabolic defect, which is an incomplete dominant inheritance. Many babies are diagnosed with favism at birth. How to treat it? Let's hear what the experts say. After suffering from favism, symptoms such as jaundice, anemia, pale complexion, soy sauce-colored urine will appear, and it may even cause multiple organ failure and death. This disease is dangerous. Because it is caused by eating broad beans, with jaundice as the main symptom, it is called "favism", commonly known as "broad bean yellow."

(1) Blood transfusion:

This disease is acute hemolysis and severe anemia. Blood transfusion or transfusion of concentrated red blood cells is the most effective treatment. In severe cases, blood transfusion can be repeated. However, the blood source should be screened for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase to avoid blood supply from glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient patients, which may cause the patient to suffer from secondary hemolysis.

(2) Adrenal cortex hormones:

The main effect is immunosuppression, so early, large-scale and short-term medication should be used.

(3) Correct acidosis:

In the hemolytic phase of favism, there is often varying degrees of acidosis. In severe cases, simple blood transfusion is ineffective and should be actively corrected. This is a key measure to rescue critically ill patients.

(4) Fluid replacement:

You should drink more water or take in fluids to improve microcirculation, maintain effective blood circulation, and promote kidney acid excretion and hemoglobinuria excretion. However, you should prevent acute renal failure. When acute renal failure occurs, you should pay attention to maintaining water and electrolyte balance.

(5) Symptomatic treatment:

If favism is complicated by infection, hemolysis may be aggravated, and high fever, hypoxia and increased heart rate may lead to heart failure, so complications should be actively treated. Avoid using drugs that are harmful to the kidneys.