Ophthalmic manifestations of vitamin A and D deficiency in two autistic teenagers: Case reports and a review of the literature

Case Reports in Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 24-29

  Duignan, Emma ^a   Kenna, Paul ^a   Watson, Rosemarie ^b   Fitzsimon, Susan ^c   Brosnahan, Donal ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Our Ladys Childrens Hospital Crumlin   (United States)

^c MATER PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Autism; Bitot's spots; Phrynoderma; Vitamin A; Xerophthalmia

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CYANOCOBALAMIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RETINOL; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISM; BLEPHARITIS; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; CHALAZION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONJUNCTIVAL BIOPSY; DRY EYE; EATING HABIT; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; ERYTHEMA; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE REDNESS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NEURITIS; PAPILLEDEMA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHRYNODERMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; VISUAL ACUITY; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 84929579093     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16632699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000373921     Document Type: Review

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