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What does severe deficiency in thyroxine in early childhood result in?
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What happens if you have deficiency amount of vitamins?
depends what vitamin you have a deficiency in. For example a deficiency in vitamin A can cause severe visual impairment and blindness, and significantly increases the risk of severe illness, and even death, from such common childhood infections as diarrhoeal disease and measles.A deficiency in Vitamin E deficiency causes the central nervous system and may result in progressive neuromuscular disease characterized by loss of reflexes, muscle weakness, loss of balance and impaired ability to coordinate voluntary movements
A severe iodide deficiency during early pregnancy may result with an infant afflicted with what?
cretinism
What range of symptoms may result from enzyme deficiency?
The severity of the symptoms depends on the extent of the enzyme deficiency, and range from a feeling of mild bloating to severe diarrhea.
What is the bubble boy disease?
Severe Combine Immune Deficiency
Rickets in children is caused by?
A severe or prolonged deficiency of Vitamin D
The effects of vitamin A deficiency are most severe in what population group?
newborns
What is protein deficiency?
Marasmus is generally the result of lack of carbohydrates and proteins; and Kwashiorkor is only protein deficiency. Marasmus is severe malnutrition characterized by carbohydrates and protein deficiency. Kwashiorkor is a protein deficiency .
What is rickets?
Rickets is a softening of the bones in children potentially leading to fractures and deformity. Rickets is among the most frequent childhood diseases in many developing countries. The predominant cause is a vitamin D deficiency, but lack of adequate calcium in the diet may also lead to rickets. Although it can occur in adults, the majority of cases occur in children suffering from severe malnutrition, usually resulting from famine or starvation during the early stages of childhood.
What is a subclinical deficiency?
A deficiency in the early stages, before the outward signs have appeared.
What is Vitamin B3 deficiency disease?
Pellagra is a Vitamin B3 (Niacin) deficiency disease. It is caused by severe and prolonged deficiency of Vitamin B3. Symptoms are bilateral dermatitis, dementia, and diarrhea. A prolonged and severe niacin deficiency may cause depression and neurasthenia (weakening of muscles).A deficiency in Vitamin B3 can cause depression, memory loss, canker sores and fatigue.
Which term describes the change in nails that is often an indication of iron deficiency anemia?
Onychomycosis (onych/o means finger or toe nail, myc means fungus, and osis means abnormal condition).
Why did suffer from a sense of inferiority?
He suffered severe scarring from a childhood disease
