Vitamin B12 deficiency in a 9-month-old boy

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 193-195

  Quentin, Christine ^a   Huybrechts, Sophie ^a   Rozen, Laurence ^b   De Laet, Corinne ^a   Demulder, Anne ^b   Ferster, Alina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hypogammaglobulinemia; Megaloblastic anaemia; Neutropenia; Vitamin B12 deficiency

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEFICIENCY; INFANT; IRON THERAPY; LACTATION; MALE; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PALLOR; PANCYTOPENIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

BREAST FEEDING; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84856945761     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1577-4     Document Type: Article

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