Clinical Signs And Nutrient Deficiency

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Nutrient Protein

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Deficiency Kwashiorkor

Clinical Signs

1) Oedema(pot belly)

2) Growth retardation

3) Muscle wasting with retention of somesubcutaneous fat

4) Hair changes (dyspigmentation, straightness, thinness and sparseness, easy pluckability, flag sign)

5) Diffuse depigmentation of the skin

6) Flaky-paintdermatosis

7) Psychomotor change

8) Moon-face

9) Hepatomegaly

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Nutrient ProteinEnergy

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Deficiency Marasmus

Clinical Signs

1) Growthretardation

2) Wasting of muscle and subcutaneous fat

3) Hair changes (dyspigmentation, straightness, thinness and sparseness, easy pluckability, flag sign)

4) Severe weight loss

5) Skin is dry & easily wrinkles

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Nutrient Vitamin A

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Deficiency Xerophthalmia

Clinical Signs

1) Nightblindness (nyctalopia)

2) Bitot's spots

3) Conjunctival xerosis

4) Corneal xerosis

5) Keratomalacia

6) Xerosis of skin

7) Follicular hyperkeratosis (type1)

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Nutrient Iron

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Deficiency Anemia

Clinical Signs

1) Pale skin

2) Pale conjunctiva

3) Koilonychia

4) Atrophic lingual papillae

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Nutrient Calcium

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Deficiency Osteoporosis

Clinical Signs

1) Stuntedgrowth in children

2) Bone loss in adults

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Nutrient Vitamin D

(1)

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Deficiency Rickets (active) in children

Clinical Signs

1) Beadingof ribs

2) Epiphyseal enlargement(painless)- seen above 6 months of age

3) Persistently open anterior fontanelle

4) Craniotabes

5) Muscular hypotonia

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Nutrient Vitamin D

(2)

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Deficiency Rickets (healed) in adults

Clinical Signs

1) Frontalor parietal bossing

2) Bow legs or knock knees

3) Deformities of chest (eg. Pigeonchest)

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Nutrient Vitamin D (3)

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Deficiency Osteomalacia

Clinical Signs

1) Skeletaldeformities especially of the pelvis

2) Tender bones

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Nutrient

Thiamin-Vitamin B1

(1)

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Deficiency DryBeri-Beri

Clinical Signs

1) Sensoryloss

2) Motor weakness

3) Loss of ankle or knee jerks

4) Calf muscle tenderness (Symmetric parasthesia)

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Nutrient

Thiamin- Vitamin B1

(2)

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Deficiency Wet Beri-Beri

Clinical Signs

1) Edema

2) Cardiac enlargement

3) Tachycardia

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Nutrient

Riboflavin-Vitamin B2

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Deficiency Ariboflavinosis

Clinical Signs

1) Angularstomatitis

2) Cheilosis

3) Magenta tongue

4) Atrophic lingual papillae

5) Dyssebacea

6) Angular palpebritis (blepharitis)

7) Scrotal or vulval dermatosis

8) Corneal vascularization

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Nutrient

Niacin-Vitamin B3

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Deficiency Pellagra

Clinical Signs

1) Scarletand raw tongue

2) Pellagra dermatosis

3) Atrophic lingual papillae

4) Tonguefissuring

5) Malar & supra-orbital pigmentation (Casal’s Neck)

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Nutrient

Pyridoxine-Vitamin B6

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Deficiency Peripheralneuritis

Clinical Signs

1) Paleconjunctiva

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Nutrient Folic Acid

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Deficiency 1) Megaloblasticanemia 2) Spina bifida

Clinical Signs

1) Anemia

2) Glossitis

3) Pale conjunctiva

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Nutrient Cyanocobalamine-Vitamin B12

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Deficiency Megaloblastic anemia (pernicious anemia)

Clinical Signs

1)Anemia

2) Atrophic gastritis

3) Peripheral nerve progressing to paralysis

4) Pale conjunctiva

5) Dementia

6) Paresthesia

7) Ataxia

8) Decreased tendon reflexes

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Nutrient VitaminC

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Deficiency Scurvy

Clinical Signs

1) Spongybleeding gums

2) Petechiae (hemorrhages)

3) Ecchymoses

4) Follicular hyperkeratosis(type2)

5) Epiphyseal enlargement (painful)

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Nutrient Fluorine (deficiency)

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Deficiency 1) Dentalcaries

2) PoorSkeletal development

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Nutrient Fluorosis (excess)

(1)

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Deficiency Dental fluorosis

Clinical Signs

1) Mottleddental enamel

2) Pitting of teeth

3) Attrition

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Nutrient Fluorosis (excess) (2)

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Deficiency Skeletal fluorosis

Clinical Signs

1) Increasebone density with calcification of ligaments