Anaemia, vitamin E deficiency and failure to thrive in an infant

Authors: SWANN; KENDRA

Source: Clinical & Laboratory Haematology, Volume 20, Number 1, February 1998 , pp. 61-63(3)

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Abstract:

An 8-week-old boy presented with failure to thrive from birth. He had been fed with breast and formula milk. He had an anaemia of 6.6 g/dl with polychromasia, nucleated red blood cells and immature myeloid cells in the peripheral blood. He showed evidence of haemolysis with a reticulocyte count of 120 × 10⁹/l, a raised unconjugated bilirubin and had low plasma protein levels. Investigation revealed a low vitamin E level and a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis.

Keywords: Anaemia; tocopherol deficiency; hypoproteinaemia; failure to thrive; cystic fibrosis

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2257.1998.00099.x

Affiliations: 1: Child Health Department, Burnley General Hospital, Burnley, UK

Publication date: 1998-02-01