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Vitamin A deficiency in coeliac disease
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- Published on: 23 February 2001
- Published on: 23 February 2001Cause of vitamin A deficiency in coeliac diseaseShow More
Editor,
With great interest we read the case report by Dr. Alwitry on "Vitamin A deficiency in coeliac disease", which raises the question whether a deficiency of vitamin A with subsequent keratomalacia may be caused by this disorder. However, although coeliac disease cannot be excluded as a cause of reduced vitamin A absorption,[1] Alwitry's report does not convincingly show that the vitamin A deficie...Conflict of Interest:
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