Immune deficiencies in nutritional anemias

A transient cellular immunologic defect caused by folic acid deficiency was seen in a goat-milk-fed infant with severe enterocolitis. Data on the immunologic consequences of folic acid, protein and iron deficiencies were reviewed in the medical literature. Investigations are difficult because of the...

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Published inLa semaine des hopitaux : organe fonde par l'Association d'enseignement medical des hopitaux de Paris Vol. 58; no. 46; p. 2731
Main Authors Bonnet Gajdos, M, Navarro, J, Belas, F, Traineau, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 16.12.1982
Subjects
Anemia, Sideroblastic - complications
Folic Acid Deficiency - blood
Folic Acid Deficiency - complications
Folic Acid Deficiency - physiopathology
Humans
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes - etiology
Infant
Male
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Summary:A transient cellular immunologic defect caused by folic acid deficiency was seen in a goat-milk-fed infant with severe enterocolitis. Data on the immunologic consequences of folic acid, protein and iron deficiencies were reviewed in the medical literature. Investigations are difficult because of the patients' poor general condition. Results are difficult to interpret as many etiologic factors are often combined and mechanisms of immunologic responses are complex. Attention is drawn to the danger of iron therapy in patients with transferrin deficiency.