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[Severe megaloblastic anemia in 6-month-old girl breast-fed by a vegetarian mother].
Arch Fr Pediatr. 1989 Mar; 46(3):205-7.AF

Abstract

The case of a young girl, born to a woman who was a vegetarian for 18 years, is presented. She had been exclusively breast-fed until the age of 6 months when a severe anemia was discovered with an extremely low hemoglobin level (1.9 g/100 ml). Her physical growth and psychomotor development had been normal until 3 months of age. Bone marrow showed megaloblastosis and the serum B12 level was low (45 ng/l). B12 levels were also decreased in both parents (110 and 105 ng/l) and in the mother's milk (12 ng/l). Treatment with parenteral B12 was successful. The importance of a careful dietetic inquiry in the case of an infant with megaloblastic anemia is stressed and likewise, as a preventive measure during all normal pregnancies.

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Cheron G
Département de Pédiatrie, Hôpital des Enfants-Malades, Paris.
Girot R
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Zittoun J
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Mouy R
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Schmitz J
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Rey J
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MeSH

Anemia, MacrocyticAnemia, MegaloblasticBreast FeedingDiet, VegetarianFemaleHumansInfantVitamin B 12 Deficiency

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
English Abstract
Journal Article

Language

fre

PubMed ID

2735808

Citation

Cheron, G, et al. "[Severe Megaloblastic Anemia in 6-month-old Girl Breast-fed By a Vegetarian Mother]." Archives Francaises De Pediatrie, vol. 46, no. 3, 1989, pp. 205-7.
Cheron G, Girot R, Zittoun J, et al. [Severe megaloblastic anemia in 6-month-old girl breast-fed by a vegetarian mother]. Arch Fr Pediatr. 1989;46(3):205-7.
Cheron, G., Girot, R., Zittoun, J., Mouy, R., Schmitz, J., & Rey, J. (1989). [Severe megaloblastic anemia in 6-month-old girl breast-fed by a vegetarian mother]. Archives Francaises De Pediatrie, 46(3), 205-7.
Cheron G, et al. [Severe Megaloblastic Anemia in 6-month-old Girl Breast-fed By a Vegetarian Mother]. Arch Fr Pediatr. 1989;46(3):205-7. PubMed PMID: 2735808.
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