 Vitamin A Deficiency
"Vitamin A Deficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
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D014802
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.500.133.628
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| Concept/Terms |
Vitamin A Deficiency- Vitamin A Deficiency
- Deficiency, Vitamin A
- Deficiencies, Vitamin A
- Vitamin A Deficiencies
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| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitamin A Deficiency" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Attia SL, Odhiambo SA, Mogaka JN, Ondondo R, Schadler A, McQuerry K, Fuchs GJ, Williams JE, McGuire MK, Waterman C, Schulze K, Owuor PM. Impact of Maternal Moringa oleifera Leaf Supplementation on Milk and Serum Vitamin A and Carotenoid Concentrations in a Cohort of Breastfeeding Kenyan Women and Their Infants. Nutrients. 2024 Oct 09; 16(19).
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Chan E, Buzzard J, Helms R, Grigorian AP. Evaluation and Clinical Course of Keratomalacia With Descemetocele in a Child With Autism and Vitamin A Deficiency. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2020 Jan 24; 57:e1-e3.
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Debelo H, Novotny JA, Ferruzzi MG. Vitamin A. Adv Nutr. 2017 11; 8(6):992-994.
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