Article · Volume 15, Issue 1 · pp. 57–60

Infantile Tremor Syndrome: A Case Report

Syed Zia Inamdar¹, Purnagopinath P¹, Vijaya Kumari¹, Sunanda Nandikol¹, Sushilkumar Londe¹, Raghavendra Kulkarni¹, Mallanagouda Patil²

¹Department of Pharmacy Practice, BLDEA’s SSM College of Pharmacy and Research Centre, Vijayapura, Karnataka, INDIA.
²Department of Nephrology, Santhiram Medical College, Nanadyal, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.

Abstract

Infantile Tremor Syndrome is a clinical state, characterized by anemia, skin depigmentation, tremors and developmental delay in children between age 5 months to 3 years. Nutritional deficiency is one of the most accepted theories, usually seen among breastfeeding vegetarian mothers. The present case report describes demographic, clinical, laboratory profile and treatment outcome of infantile tremor syndrome diagnosed in a 5 month old female child admitted to the pediatric ward of tertiary care hospital.

Keywords: Infantile tremor syndrome; Nutrition; Vegetarian; Tremors; VitaminB12 deficiency; Pediatric

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