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deficit vitamínu A
Record number d014802 Date 06.06.2025 Type M - MESH Topical term deficit vitamínu A See also (Skutočné meno) nyktalopia
(Skutočné meno) xeroftalmia
UDC C18.654.521.500.133.628 Note A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN A in the diet, characterized by NIGHT BLINDNESS and other ocular manifestations such as dryness of the conjunctiva and later of the cornea (XEROPHTHALMIA). Vitamin A deficiency is a very common problem worldwide, particularly in developing countries as a consequence of famine or shortages of vitamin A-rich foods. In the United States it is found among the urban poor, the elderly, alcoholics, and patients with malabsorption. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1179) 
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