Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States Fat-soluble Vitamins: • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness, keratomalacia, follicular hyperkeratosis • Vitamin D - Rickets, osteomalacia • Vitamin E - Haemolytic anaemia, ataxia • Vitamin K - Coagulation disorder Water-soluble Vitamins: • Thiamine B1 - Beri-beri, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome • Riboflavin B2 - Glossitis, stomatitis • Niacin B3 - Pellagra • Pyridoxine B6 - Polyneuropathy • Biotin - Dermatitis, alopecia, paraesthesiae • Folate - Anaemia, neural tube defects during gestation • Vitamin B12 - Anaemia, neurological degeneration • Vitamin C - Scurvy #Vitamins #Deficiency #differential #diagnosis #signs #symptoms #nutrition
