[Complication of a vegetarian diet in a breast-fed girl (author's transl)].
A case is presented of megaloblastic anemia with metabolic acidosis. The baby was eleven months old. She was strictly fed with human milk from a vegetarian mother. Baby's and mother's B 12 serum levels were low. Baby's weight and neurological development were retarded. Complications included acido-cetosis, coagulation disorder and liver disorder. All these problems were corrected by cobalamine supplementation. X-rays also disclosed bone demineralization.
D000138:Acidosis / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000748:Anemia, Macrocytic / Q000209:etiology*; D000749:Anemia, Megaloblastic / Q000209:etiology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D001942:Breast Feeding; D014676:Diet, Vegetarian; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000150:complications*
Complications d'une diéte végétarienne chez une enfant nourrie au sein.