Xerophthalmia: Findings from the Eye Lead to Diagnosis of a Fatal Intestinal Disease

Vitamin A has an essential role in the maintenance of corneal and conjunctival epithelization, as well as photoreceptor transduction in the retina. A deficiency of vitamin A causes keratinization of the surface epithelium, and night blindness is often the first symptom. This report describes a case...

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Autores principales: Aygun, Beril Tulu, Yildiz, Burcin Kepez, Koc, Deniz Ogutmen, Yildirim, Yusuf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kare Publishing 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8784477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35098080
http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/bej.2020.93063

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8784477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35098080
http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/bej.2020.93063

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