Three infants with megaloblastic anemia caused by maternal vitamin B₁₂ deficiency

Pediatr Int. 2020 Jul;62(7):864-865. doi: 10.1111/ped.14196. Epub 2020 Jun 15.

Authors

Jun Okamura¹, Yoshishige Miyake¹, Michi Kamei², Yasuhiko Ito³, Tadashi Matsubayashi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital, Ichinomiya, Japan.
² Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya City West Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.

PMID: 32537845
DOI: 10.1111/ped.14196

No abstract available

Keywords: Infant; megaloblastic anemia; tandem mass screening; vitamin B12 deficiency.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anemia, Megaloblastic / diagnosis*
Anemia, Megaloblastic / drug therapy
Anemia, Megaloblastic / etiology*
Breast Feeding
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
Treatment Outcome
Vitamin B 12 / administration & dosage
Vitamin B 12 / analogs & derivatives
Vitamin B 12 / blood
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / complications*
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / drug therapy
Vitamin B Complex / administration & dosage

Substances

Vitamin B Complex
mecobalamin
Vitamin B 12