B12 Deficiency in a Breastfed Infant Due to Maternal B12 Deficiency: A Case Report

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作者：
Kamath, Saritha U. [1 ]
Bhaskaranand, Nalini [2 ]
Rao, Anjali [3 ]
机构：
[1] Manipal Acad Higher Educ, Sch Allied Hlth Sci, Dept Med Lab Technol, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
[2] Manipal Acad Higher Educ, Kasturba Med Coll, Dept Paediat, Manipal, Karnataka, India
[3] Manipal Acad Higher Educ, Kasturba Med Coll, Dept Biochem, Manipal, Karnataka, India
来源：
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH | 2018年 / 12卷 / 01期
关键词：
Developmental delay; Knuckle pigmentation; Red cell indices;
D O I：
10.7860/JCDR/2018/26404.11093
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
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 responded to the therapy as indicated by weight gain, improvement in development, normalisation of serum B12 and blood haemoglobin level.
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