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Descriptor
English
:
Vitamin A Deficiency
Descriptor
Spanish
:
deficiencia de vitamina A
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Deficiência de Vitamina A
Synonyms
English
:
Deficiencies, Vitamin A
Deficiency, Vitamin A
Vitamin A Deficiencies
Tree Number:
C18.654.521.500.133.628
SP6.016.052.063.109
Definition
English
:
A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of
VITAMIN A
in the diet, characterized by
NIGHT BLINDNESS
and other ocular manifestations such as
dryness
of the
conjunctiva
and later of the
cornea
(
XEROPHTHALMIA
).
Vitamin A deficiency
is a very common problem worldwide, particularly in
developing countries
as a consequence of famine or shortages of
vitamin
A-rich foods. In the
United States
it is found among the urban poor, the
elderly
,
alcoholics
, and
patients
with malabsorption. (From Cecil
Textbook
of
Medicine
, 19th ed, p1179)
See Related
English
:
Night Blindness
Xerophthalmia
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
15203
Unique Identifier:
D014802
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