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Query: UMLS:C0024523 (
malabsorption
)
7,319
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) can cause a range of ocular manifestations, including night blindness, conjunctival and corneal xerosis and keratomalacia. It is an important cause of preventable blindness. Although usually a result of malnutrition, VAD can accompany
malabsorption syndrome
. We report a case of VAD as manifested by
Bitot's spots
and eventually diagnosed to have celiac disease. It is, therefore, important to consider gastrointestinal diseases causing
malabsorption
in the evaluation of VAD.
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PMID:Bitot's Spots: Look at the Gut. 2548 56
