Thiamine responsive megaloblastic anemia

Indian Pediatr. 2009 Feb;46(2):172-4.

Abstract

This report describes a female child with thiamine responsive megaloblastic anemia syndrome (Rogers syndrome), presenting with anemia and diabetes mellitus responding to thiamine. She also had retinitis pigmentosa. The anemia improved and blood sugar was controlled with daily oral thiamine. Previously unreported olfactory abnormalities, as described in Wolfram syndrome, were also present in our patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Megaloblastic / drug therapy*
  • Anemia, Megaloblastic / epidemiology
  • Anemia, Megaloblastic / genetics
  • Child
  • Comorbidity
  • Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Membrane Transport Proteins / genetics
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa / epidemiology
  • Thiamine / administration & dosage
  • Thiamine / therapeutic use*
  • Vitamin B Complex / administration & dosage
  • Vitamin B Complex / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Membrane Transport Proteins
  • SLC19A2 protein, human
  • Vitamin B Complex
  • Thiamine