Night blindness and conjunctival xerosis caused by vitamin A deficiency in patients with cystic fibrosis.
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Night blindness and conjunctival xerosis caused by vitamin A deficiency in patients with cystic fibrosis.
Forty three patients with cystic fibrosis, aged 8-44 years (median 16 years), were examined for evidence of vitamin A deficiency. Eight patients had abnormal dark adaptation tests and three had conjunctival xerosis. Serum vitamin A and retinol binding protein concentrations were significantly lower in the affected patients who were also more likely to have abnormal liver function tests. Five pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.64.8.1151