ariboflavinosis

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Deficiency of riboflavin (vitamin B₂) characterized by swollen, cracked, bright red lips (cheilosis), an enlarged, tender, magenta-red tongue (glossitis), cracking at the corners of the mouth (angular stomatitis), congestion of the blood vessels of the conjunctiva, and a characteristic dermatitis with filiform (wire-like) excrescences.

A condition caused by a riboflavin deficiency, characterized by chilosis or angular stomatitis and a magenta-colored tongue. Also called hyporiboflavinosis.

Deficiency of riboflavin (vitamin B₂) in the diet, a condition marked by lesions in the corners of the mouth, on the lips, and around the nose and eyes, malaise, weakness, weight loss and, in severe cases, corneal or other eye changes and seborrheic dermatitis.

A nutritional disease resulting from a deficiency of riboflavin (vitamin B₂); characterized by angular cheilosis, seborrheic dermatitis, a magenta tongue, and ocular disturbance.