Often increased
0No markers in this group.
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Vitamin A Deficiency
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Linked signs and symptoms
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- Episcleritis (Inflammation of the Whites of the Eye)
- Eye Blindness
- Eye Night Blindness
- Eye: Dry
- Eye: Inflammation of Conjunctiva (Conjunctivitis)
- Eye: Inflammation of the Membrane (Uveitis)
- Eyes: Corneal Ulcers
- Growth Impairment or Stunted
- Infections Frequent
- Iritis (Inflammation of Iris of the Eye)
- Kidney stones
- Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
- Respiratory Chest Infection
- Skin Thick
- Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
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Biological markers/agents
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Introduction / full article
Vitamin A Deficiency
Summary References
Treatments:
1. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/v/vitamin_a_deficiency/symptoms.htm
2. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/126004-overview
3. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec01/ch004/ch004g.html
4. http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra070553
5. http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Vitamin-A-Deficiency.htm
6. http://msd-paraguay.com/mmpe/sec01/ch004/ch004l.html
7. http://www.healthvitaminsguide.com/vitamins/vitamin-a.htm
8. http://www.vitaminddeficiencysymptomsguide.com/
9. Arroyave G, Mejia LA and Aguilar JR (1981) The effect of vitamin A fortification of sugar on the serum vitamin A levels of preschool Guatemalan children: a longitudinal evaluation. J. Nutr. 34: 41–49.
10. Sommer A, Muhilal, Tarwotjo I, Djunaedi E and Glover J (1980b) Oral versus intramuscular vitamin A in the treatment of xerophthalmia. Lancet 1: 557–559.
11. Underwood, Barbara A. Vitamin A Deficiency Disorders: International Efforts to Control A Preventable “Pox.” J. Nutr. 134: 231S–236S, 2004.
12. J S Rahi, S Sripathi, C E Gilbert, A Foster. Childhood blindness due to vitamin A deficiency in India: regional variations. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 72: 330-333, 1995.