March 1951
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Pediatrics
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... Infants, particularly those with a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, may be particularly sensitive to naphthalene exposure. Cases of hemolytic anemia, sometimes leading to more serious outcomes (e.g., kernicterus (irreversible neurological impairment) and death), have been reported in infants exposed to naphthalene-treated household items [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]. Authors of a recently published New York study of 5-year old children's urinary naphthalene metabolite concentrations identified an association with chromosomal aberrations (including translocations) which are precancerous changes in adults [33]. ...
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March 1951
Pediatrics