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Xerophthalmia in Picky Eater Children

Xeropthalmia refers to a range of ocular symptoms caused by vitamin A deficiency (VAD), ranging from night blindness and Bitot’s spots to corneal xerosis, ulceration, and keratomalacia, which can lead to blindness. We report two cases of xerophthalmia in children with intellectual disabilities. Ocul...

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Autores principales: Ifwat, Aiman, Liew, On Heong, Abdul Hamid, Hanisah, Patrick, Sylves, Ab.Ghani, Shuaibah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8980242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35399490
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22846