Vitamin A deficiency phrynoderma: due to malabsorption and inadequate diet.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a patient with vitamin A deficiency phrynoderma caused by a combination of inadequate dietary intake of vitamin A and beta-carotene and malabsorption secondary to primary visceral myopathy and total colectomy.
Medical subject headings
- Keratosis
- Skin Diseases, Metabolic
- Vitamin A Deficiency