title: Night blindness secondary to vitamin A deficiency in a patient with bile duct strictures after liver transplantation.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, Illinois 60637, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Urayama
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Lissoos
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Fishman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Schiano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Conjeevaram
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D002779:Cholestasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009755:Night Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology