Literature DB >> 19617270

Severe vitamin B12 deficiency in a breast fed infant with pancytopenia.

Funda Erkasar Citak1, Elvan Caglar Citak.   

Abstract

We report the case of a 7-month-old breast fed infant who presented with a nose bleed and bruises. Investigation showed severe nutritional B12 deficiency anemia with a pancytopenia. It is important to take the nutritional history of both the infant and the mother for early prevention and treatment.

Entities:  

Mesh：

Substances：

Year:  2009        PMID： 19617270     DOI： 10.1093/tropej/fmp039

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Trop Pediatr        ISSN： 0142-6338            Impact factor:   1.165


  3 in total

1.  Severe vitamin B₁₂ deficiency in a 15-year-old boy: presentation with haemolysis and pancytopenia.

Authors:  Ebru Yılmaz Keskin; Mahmut Keskin
Journal:  BMJ Case Rep       Date:  2015-05-14

2.  Severe vitamin B12 deficiency with pancytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly and leukoerythroblastosis in two Syrian refugee infants: a challenge to differentiate from acute leukaemia.

Authors:  Burcu Belen; Burcu Ozturk Hismi; Ulker Kocak
Journal:  BMJ Case Rep       Date:  2014-03-05

Review 3.  Supplementation with multiple micronutrients for breastfeeding women for improving outcomes for the mother and baby.

Authors:  Sarah K Abe; Olukunmi O Balogun; Erika Ota; Kenzo Takahashi; Rintaro Mori
Journal:  Cochrane Database Syst Rev       Date:  2016-02-18
  3 in total

北京卡尤迪生物科技股份有限公司 © 2022-2023.