Vitamin Deficiencies/Excess

Question 1

night blindness (nyctalopia); xerosis cutis, corneal degeneration, bitot spots on conjunctiva

Answer 1

vitamin A deficiency

Question 2

nausea, vomiting, vertigo and blurred vision

Answer 2

acute Vitamin A toxicity

Question 3

alopecia, dry skin, hepatic toxicity and enlargement, arthralgia, pseudo tumor cerebra

Answer 3

chronic vitamin A toxicity

Question 4

cheilosis (inflammation of lips, scaling and fissures at corners of mouth), vascularization

Answer 4

vitamin B2 deficiency (riboflavin)

Question 5

glossitis, several deficiency leads to pellagra (diarrhea, dementia, dermatitis)

Answer 5

vitamin B3 (niacin)

Question 6

facial flushing, hyperglycemia, hyperuricemia

Answer 6

niacin excess/toxicity

Question 7

dermatitis, enteritis, alopecia, adrenal insufficiency

Answer 7

vitamin B5 deficiency

Question 8

convulsions, hyper irritability, peripheral neuropathy, sideroblastic anemias

Answer 8

vitamin B6 deficiency (pyridoxine)

Question 9

dermatitis, alopecia, enteritis ( caused by antibiotic use or excessive ingestion of raw egg whites)

Answer 9

Vitamin B7 deficiency (biotin)

Question 10

microcytic, megaloblastic anemia; glossitis

Answer 10

vitamin B9 deficiency (folate)

Question 11

swollen gums, brushing, petechiae, hemarthrosis, anemia, poor wound healing, corkscrew hair

Answer 11

vitamin C deficiency (ascorbic acid)

Question 12

nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis

Answer 12

vitamin C (ascorbic acid) excess

Question 13

hemolytic anemia, acanthocytosis, muscle weakness, posterior column and spinocerebellar tract demyelination

Answer 13

vitamin E deficiency

Question 14

delayed wound healing, hypogonadism, decreased adult hair, dysgeusia, anosmia, acrodermatitis enteropathica

Answer 14

zinc deficiency