Ophthalmic Manifestations of Vitamin A and D Deficiency in Two Autistic Teenagers: Case Reports and a Review of the Literature

We describe the cases of 2 autistic children with ophthalmic and systemic manifestations of vitamin A deficiency due to food faddism. Although vitamin A deficiency is common in the developing world, reports in developed societies are rare. Our patients presented over a 1-year period. The patients we...

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Autores principales: Duignan, Emma, Kenna, Paul, Watson, Rosemarie, Fitzsimon, Susan, Brosnahan, Donal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2015
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Published online: January, 2015
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4327555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25759666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000373921

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