Life-threatening Anemia with Hemolysis, Thrombocytopenia and Brain Atrophy due to Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Life-threatening Anemia with Hemolysis, Thrombocytopenia and Brain Atrophy due to Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Megaloblastic anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency is rare in infancy. It usually occurs in exclusively breast-fed infants born to vitamin B12-deficient mothers. We report a one-year-old female infant with initial diagnosis of leukemia who was found severely vitamin B12-deficient secondary to matern...

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Main Authors: Ebru Yilmaz Keskin, Hilal Kabasakal, Hulya ince, Mahmut Keskin, Mahir igde, Banu Gulcan Oksuz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cukurova University 2014-08-01
Series:Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
Subjects:
Vitamin B12 deficiency hemolysis
thrombocytopenia
growth failure
neuromotor retardation
Online Access:http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=153872

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