DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Vitamin deficiency diseases.
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Insufficient supply or insufficient absorption or evaluation of vitamins.
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Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Clinical appearances see table 1.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
Substitution, see under the respective clinical pictures.
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Vitamin deficiency symptoms
lack of |
Clinical phenomena |
Vitamin A (retinol deficiency) |
Phrynoderm, leukoplakic mucous membrane changes, xerophthalmia, keratomalacia, night blindness, bitot spots |
Folic acid |
Growth disorder of the skin appendages, stomatitis, vulvitis, pancytopenia, haemorrhages |
Nicotinamide |
Pellagra |
vitaminB1 |
Beri-Beri |
vitaminB2 |
Ariboflavinosis |
vitamin B12 |
Perniziosa |
vitamin C |
Scurvy |
vitamin H |
Seborrhoid erythema |
vitamin K |
Hemorrhages |
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