Vitamin Deficiency Flashcards
Vitamin A (retinol)
night blindness
hyperkeratosis
keratomalacia
Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
wernicke-korsakoff syndrome
beriberi
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
cheilitis
ariboflavinosis
glossitis
angular stomatitis
Vitamin B3 (niacin/nicotinic acid)
pellagra
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)
paresthesia
Vitamin B6 (pyroxidine)
anaemia
peripheral neuropathy
Vitamin B7 (biotin)
dermatitis
enteritis
Vitamin B9 (folate)
macrocytic anaemias
megaloblastic anaemias
pregnancy - neural tube defects
Vitamin B12 (cobolamin)
peripheral neuropathy
pernicious anaemia
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
scurvy
Vitamin D (calciferol)
rickets (rickettsia)
osteomalacia
osteoporosis
Vitamin E (tocopherol)
(rare)
haemolytic anaemias (newborns)
Vitamin K (quinones)
bleeding diathesis/disorder