title: Bitot's Spots: Look at the Gut.
abstract: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) can cause a range of ocular manifestations, including night blindness, conjunctival and corneal xerosis and keratomalacia. It is an important cause of preventable blindness. Although usually a result of malnutrition, VAD can accompany malabsorption syndrome. We report a case of VAD as manifested by Bitot's spots and eventually diagnosed to have celiac disease. It is, therefore, important to consider gastrointestinal diseases causing malabsorption in the evaluation of VAD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Alka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Western Michigan School of Medicine, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Sourabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
keywords: Anemia; bitot's spots; celiac; malabsorption; malnutrition; vitamin A