Case Series on Vitamin B12 Deficiency...Though Rare but a Treatable Disease

Abstract

Megaloblastic anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency is an uncommon problem in childhood that is most frequently associated with decreased ingestion or impaired absorption or utilization of B12 [1,2]. Nutritional B12 deficiency in childhood is rare. Most cases are due to maternal insufficiency, resulting from deficient stores and intake generally among exclusively breastfed infants [3]. B12 deficiency in children often presents with nonspecific manifestations [4,5]. We present two cases of vitamin B12 deficiency in breast fed infants presenting as pancytopenia and gross developmental delay respectively