TY - JOUR
T1 - B12 deficiency in a breastfed infant due to maternal B12 deficiency
T2 - A case report
AU - Kamath, Saritha U.
AU - Bhaskaranand, Nalini
AU - Rao, Anjali
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - We report a case of eight-month-old breastfed male infant presented with developmental delay and knuckle pigmentation. Peripheral smear examination showed microcytic hypochromic anaemia. Knuckle pigmentation has given a clue for vitamin B12 deficiency and got confirmed by detailed biochemical investigations. On examination mother was found to be vitamin B12 deficient who also presented with knuckle pigmentation. Subsequently the infant was administered oral vitamin B12 and was responded to the therapy as indicated by weight gain, improvement in development, normalisation of serum B12 and blood haemoglobin level.
AB - We report a case of eight-month-old breastfed male infant presented with developmental delay and knuckle pigmentation. Peripheral smear examination showed microcytic hypochromic anaemia. Knuckle pigmentation has given a clue for vitamin B12 deficiency and got confirmed by detailed biochemical investigations. On examination mother was found to be vitamin B12 deficient who also presented with knuckle pigmentation. Subsequently the infant was administered oral vitamin B12 and was responded to the therapy as indicated by weight gain, improvement in development, normalisation of serum B12 and blood haemoglobin level.
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U2 - 10.7860/JCDR/2018/26404.11093
DO - 10.7860/JCDR/2018/26404.11093
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041129372
SN - 2249-782X
VL - 12
SP - SD03-SD04
JO - Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
JF - Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
IS - 1
ER -