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Flag sign (Traverse depigmentation of hair)

Consider Deficiency of
Protein
Easily Pluckable Hair

Consider Deficiency of
Protein
Sparse Hair

Consider deficiency of
Consider excess of
Protein
Biotin
Zinc

Vitamin A
Corkscrew hair and unemerged coiled hairs

Consider deficiency of
Vitamin C
Traverse ridging of nails

Consider deficiency of
Protein
Scaling skin

Consider deficiency of
Consider excess of
Vitamin A
Zinc
Essential FAs

Vitamin A
Cellophane Appearance
(thin, transparent)

Consider deficiency of
Protein
Cracking of the skin

Consider deficiency of
Protein
Follicular Hyper-keratosis

Consider deficiency of
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Petechiae -
a small red or purple spot caused by bleeding into the skin.

Consider deficiency of
Vitamin C
Purpura -
a rash of purple spots on the skin caused by internal bleeding from small blood vessels.

Consider deficiency of
Vitamin C
Vitamin K
Pigmentation, desquamation of sun-exposed areas

Consider deficiency of
Niacin
Yellow pigmentation-sparing sclerae (benign)

Consider Excess of
Carotene
Papilledema - optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intra-cranial pressure

Consider excess of
Vitamin A
Night Blindness
Xerophthalmia

Consider deficiency of
Vitamin A
Cheilosis - dry, cracking, ulcerated lips

Consider deficiency of
Riboflavin
Pyridoxine
Niacin
Angular Stomatitis - Inflammation and radiating fissures at the corners of the mouth

Consider deficiency of
Riboflavin
Pyridoxine
Niacin
Atrophic lingual papillae (slick tongue)

Consider deficiency of
Riboflavin
Niacin
Folate
Vitamin B12
Protein
Iron
Glossitis - scarlet, raw tongue

Consider deficiency of
Riboflavin
Niacin
Pyridoxine
Folate
Vitamin B12
Hypogeusesthesia
Hyposmia

Consider deficiency of
Zinc
Periodontal Destruction - Swollen, retracted, bleeding gums (if teeth are present)

Consider deficiency of
Vitamin C
Beading of ribs
Epiphyseal swelling
Bowlegs

Consider deficiency of
Vitamin D
Tenderness (subperiosteal hemorrhage in child)

Consider deficiency of
Vitamin C
Headache

Consider excess of
Vitamin A
Drowsiness, lethargy, vomiting

Consider excess of
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Dementia

Consider deficiency oc
Niacin
Vitamin B12
Poor wound healing
Pressure ulcers

Consider deficiency of
Protein
Vitamin C
Zinc
Confabulation
Disorientation

Consider deficiency of
Thiamin (Koraakoff's psychosis)
Ophthalmoplegia - paralysis of the muscles within or surrounding the eye

Consider deficiency of
Thiamin
Phosphorus
Peripheral Neuropathy - weakness, paresthesia, ataxia, decreased tendon reflexes, fine tactile sense, vibratory sense, and position sense.

Consider deficiency of
Consider excess of
Thiamin
Pyridoxine
Vitamin B12

Pyridoxine
Tetany - intermittent muscular spasms

Consider deficiency of
Calcium
Magnesium
Parotid enlargement

Consider deficiency of
Protein
Also consider bulimia
Heart failure

Consider deficiency of
Thiamin
Wet beriberi
Phosphorus
Sudden heart failure, death

Consider deficiency of
Vitamin C
Hepatomegaly - enlargement of the liver

Consider deficiency of
Consider excess of
Protein

Vitamin A
Edema

Consider deficiency of
Protein
Thiamin