LOLA
12-21-2009, 02:35 AM
Vitamins deficiency:
The major clinical features:
Fat –soluble:
A( RETINOL):Xerophthalmia, night blindness,keratomalacia,
D (cholecalciferol) :Rickets, osteomalacia
K: Coagulation defects
E: Neurological disorders, e.g. ataxia
Water-soluble:
B1 (thiamin) : Beriberi, Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome
B2 (riboflavin) : Angular stomatitis
Niacin :Pellagra
B6 (pyridoxine) : Polyneuropathy
B12 (cobalamin): Megaloblastic anaemia, neurological disorders
Folate : Megaloblastic anaemia
C (ascorbic acid) :Scurvy
The major clinical features:
Fat –soluble:
A( RETINOL):Xerophthalmia, night blindness,keratomalacia,
D (cholecalciferol) :Rickets, osteomalacia
K: Coagulation defects
E: Neurological disorders, e.g. ataxia
Water-soluble:
B1 (thiamin) : Beriberi, Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome
B2 (riboflavin) : Angular stomatitis
Niacin :Pellagra
B6 (pyridoxine) : Polyneuropathy
B12 (cobalamin): Megaloblastic anaemia, neurological disorders
Folate : Megaloblastic anaemia
C (ascorbic acid) :Scurvy