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Nyctalopia and Xerophthalmia in a Patient With Crohn’s Induced Vitamin A Deficiency
The vitamin A derivative, retinal, plays a pivotal role in scotopic and color vision. Although vitamin A deficiency (VAD) presents as a common cause of preventable blindness in areas with poor access to foods rich in vitamin A, it is uncommon in developed countries. We present a 56-year-old male wit...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10402931/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37546694 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42961 |