Solid food refusal as the presenting sign of vitamin B 12 deficiency in a breastfed infant

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1453-1455

  Ide, Els ^a   Van Biervliet, Stephanie ^a   Thijs, Joke ^b   Vande Velde, Saskia ^a   De Bruyne, Ruth ^a   Van Winckel, Myriam ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b AZ Nikolaas   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Food diversification; Neurological regression; Vitamin B 12; Weaning

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

APHTHOUS ULCER; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; TUBE FEEDING;

ANEMIA, PERNICIOUS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; WEANING;

EID: 82655181970     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1522-6     Document Type: Article

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