VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY

Course overview

VITAMIN A IS A LIPID-SOLUBLE COMPOUND WITH SEVERAL BIOLOGIC ACTIONS TO AID IN VISION AND CELLULAR DIFFERENTIATION. THE PREVALENCE OF VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY IS RARELY SEEN IN THE FIRST WORLD, NUTRIENT-RICH COUNTRIES; HOWEVER, IT CAN AFFECT THOSE WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND POST-BARIATRIC SURGERY. VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY CAN LEAD TO OPHTHALMOLOGICAL, DERMATOLOGICAL, AND IMMUNE IMPAIRMENT. THIS ACTIVITY ADDRESSES THE COMPLICATIONS OF VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY AND HOW TO TREAT AFFECTED PATIENTS.