Permanent visual loss due to dietary vitamin A deficiency in an autistic adolescent.
Children with autism often have restrictive diets. Here, we report an adolescent with autism who developed dietary vitamin A deficiency because of a restrictive diet. Despite supplementation with vitamin A, some of the visual loss was permanent with optic atrophy. Children with autism who have restrictive diets may need periodic serum vitamin levels assessed.
McAbee
Gary N
GN
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, Children's Regional Hospital, Camden, New Jersey 08013, USA. mcabee-gary@cooperhealth.edu
Prieto
Debra M
DM
Kirby
Janet
J
Santilli
Ann Marie
AM
Setty
Rajendra
R
D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy
D014801:Vitamin A