Chapter 4 - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)»Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)»Vitamin A deficiency (E50)
E50
Vitamin A deficiency
Sub-codes (10)
- E50.0 Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis
- E50.1 Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis
- E50.2 Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosis
- E50.3 Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosis
- E50.4 Vitamin A deficiency with keratomalacia
- E50.5 Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness
- E50.6 Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea
- E50.7 Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
2 indications for 235 drugs
- E50.8 Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
1 indication for 1 drug
- E50.9 Vitamin A deficiency, unspecified
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Vitamin A Deficiency20 drugs (4 approved, 16 experimental)
A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN A in the diet, characterized by NIGHT BLINDNESS and other ocular manifestations such as dryness of the conjunctiva and later of the cornea (XEROPHTHALMIA). Vitamin A deficiency is a very common problem worldwide, particularly in developing countries as a consequence of famine or shortages of vitamin A-rich foods. In the United States it is found among the urban poor, the elderly, alcoholics, and patients with malabsorption. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1179)