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Vitamin deficiency disorder

MedGen UID:
267607
Concept ID:
C1510471
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Deficiencies, Vitamin; Deficiency, Vitamin; Vitamin Deficiencies; Vitamin Deficiency
SNOMED CT: Vitamin deficiency (85670002); Hypovitaminosis (85670002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0024298

Definition

A disorder that is caused by the deficiency of a vitamin. The deficiency may result from either suboptimal vitamin intake or conditions that prevent the vitamin''s use or absorption in the body. Representative examples include beriberi caused by thiamine deficiency, scurvy caused by vitamin C deficiency, and rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency. [from NCI]

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PubMed

Langan RC, Goodbred AJ
Am Fam Physician 2017 Sep 15;96(6):384-389. PMID: 28925645
Holick MF
Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2017 Jun;18(2):153-165. doi: 10.1007/s11154-017-9424-1. PMID: 28516265
Holick MF, Binkley NC, Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Gordon CM, Hanley DA, Heaney RP, Murad MH, Weaver CM; Endocrine Society
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011 Jul;96(7):1911-30. Epub 2011 Jun 6 doi: 10.1210/jc.2011-0385. PMID: 21646368

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Diagnosis

Delgado-Sanchez L, Godkar D, Niranjan S
Am J Ther 2008 Mar-Apr;15(2):173-5. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e31815ae309. PMID: 18356638

Therapy

Delgado-Sanchez L, Godkar D, Niranjan S
Am J Ther 2008 Mar-Apr;15(2):173-5. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e31815ae309. PMID: 18356638

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