INTESTINAL MALABSORPTION PRESENTING WITH NIGHT BLINDNESS

Authors
HASAN M FINUCANE P
Citation
M. Hasan et P. Finucane, INTESTINAL MALABSORPTION PRESENTING WITH NIGHT BLINDNESS, British journal of clinical practice, 47(5), 1993, pp. 275-276
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
British journal of clinical practice → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070947
Volume
47
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
275 - 276
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0947(1993)47:5<275:IMPWNB>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Night blindness from vitamin A deficiency was observed in a patient wi th intestinal malabsorption, which in turn was attributable to duodena l diverticulosis and bacterial growth. Monthly supplementation with vi tamin A and correction of bacterial overgrowth with tetracycline resul ted in a normalisation of plasma retinol levels and resolution of the night blindness.