Surgical Correction of Defective Absorption of Vitamin B12in a Child

MEGALOBLASTIC anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency may occur in patients with inflammatory or anatomic lesions of the bowel. The reports and collective reviews of the subject1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 include very few examples in infants or children.3 , 5 , 7 The present report describes the occurrence of the syndrome in a child, illustrates the newer diagnostic methods and emphasizes the value of corrective operation when the underlying cause is a malfunctioning segment of the bowel.Case ReportL.H., a 2.3-kg. (5-pound) female infant, was born on May 5, 1950, by breech presentation, at term, after an uncomplicated pregnancy. She vomited greenish material immediately after . . .