Anaemia, vitamin E deficiency and failure to thrive in an infant.
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 x 10(9)/l, a raised unconjugated bilirubin and had low plasma protein levels. Investigation revealed a low vitamin E level and a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis.
Child Health Department, Burnley General Hospital, UK.
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IL
Swann
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JR
Kendra
D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology*; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014811:Vitamin E Deficiency / Q000150:complications*