Vitamin A deficiency in treated cystic fibrosis: case report.
We describe a patient with cystic fibrosis and hepatic involvement who, although on pancreatic extract, developed vitamin A deficiency, night blindness, and a characteristic fundus picture. All of these abnormalities were reversed by oral vitamin A supplementation.
D000293:Adolescent; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000209:etiology; D009755:Night Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000209:etiology*