Bite cells are caused by G6PD deficiency, NADPH deficiency, thalassemia, glutathione synthase deficiency, and other red-cell enzymopathies involving the pentose phosphate shunt, oxidative drugs and unstable hemoglobins. People receiving large quantities of oxidative drugs such as dapsone or sulfasalazine are more prone to have<unk> s. The underlying cause of<unk> s is a result of the splenic macrophages removing Heinz bodies from the membrane of red blood cells, which results in a "bitten" appearance of the cell.
Degmacyte
Tegaserod
Lorcaserin
Roxatidine acetate
Acetamiprid
Nicogel
Drupanol
Pegvisomant