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Severe Megaloblastic Anaemia in an Infant
| dc.contributor.author | Rodrigues, V | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dias, A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Brito, MJ | |
| dc.contributor.author | Galvão, I | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cordeiro Ferreira, G | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-11-19T12:18:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-11-19T12:18:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Vitamin B 12 or cobalamin deficiency, a rare clinical entity in pediatric age, is found most exclusively in breastfed infants, whose mothers are strictly vegetarian non-supplemented or with pernicious anaemia. In this article, the authors describe a 10-month-old infant admitted for vomiting, refusal to eat and prostration. The infant was exclusively breastfed and diffi culties in introduction of new foods were reported. Failure to thrive since 5 months of age was also noticed. Laboratory evaluation revealed severe normocytic normochromic anaemia and cobalamin defi cit. A diagnosis of α-thalassemia trait was also made. Maternal investigation showed autoimmune pernicious anaemia. This case shows the severity of vitamin B 12 deficiency and the importance of adopting adequate and precocious measures in order to prevent potentially irreversible neurologic damage. | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | BMJ Case Reports 2011 May 16 ; doi:10.1136/bcr.02.2011.3835 | por |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/1553 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | por |
| dc.publisher | BMJ Publishing Group | por |
| dc.subject | Vitamina B 12 | por |
| dc.subject | Anemia Megaloblástica | por |
| dc.subject | Criança | por |
| dc.subject | HDE PED | por |
| dc.title | Severe Megaloblastic Anaemia in an Infant | por |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | por |
| rcaap.type | article | por |