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Night blindness secondary to vitamin A deficiency in a patient with bile duct strictures after liver transplantation.
- Source :
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Transplantation [Transplantation] 1998 Aug 27; Vol. 66 (4), pp. 537-9. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- Vitamin A deficiency and resulting night blindness have previously been reported in patients with chronic liver disease before undergoing liver transplantation. Because early identification of patients with vitamin A deficiency can lead to the relief of symptoms and the prevention of irreversible retinal degeneration, vitamin A deficiency should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of visual disturbances in patients with liver disease. We describe a case of night blindness due to vitamin A deficiency resulting from bile duct strictures in a post-orthotopic liver transplant patient and its successful resolution with vitamin A supplementation.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0041-1337
- Volume :
- 66
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Transplantation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9734502
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007890-199808270-00022