Early diagnosis and treatment of cobalamin deficiency of infancy owing to occult maternal pernicious anemia

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 319-322

  Banka, Siddharth ^a   Roberts, Ruth ^b   Plews, Dianne ^c   Newman, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b FRIARAGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exclusive breast feeding; High parity; Maternal autoimmune condition; Maternal pernicious anemia; Pernicious anemia

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; INTRINSIC FACTOR; IRON; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LEARNING DISORDER; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; MATERNAL DISEASE; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; VOMITING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANEMIA, PERNICIOUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; INFANT; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 77952748515     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181d74719     Document Type: Article

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