[Severe bilateral ocular affection caused by vitamin A deficiency].
METHODS
We report a patient with alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis, with associated caloric-protein malnutrition and lipid soluble vitamin deficiencies, along with peripheral ulcerative keratitis in the right eye and necrotizing stromal ulceration with hyphema in the left eye.


CONCLUSIONS
Although uncommon in developed countries, Vitamin A deficiency must be considered when there is a bilateral corneal affection in alcoholic patients or in patients with gastrointestinal, pancreatic or biliary pathology.
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Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, España. mmruizmm@hotmail.com
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D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000150:complications*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000150:complications*