5B5B
category
Vitamin B2 deficiency
Definition
The signs of riboflavin deficiency are sore throat, hyperaemia, oedema of the pharyngeal and oral mucous membranes, cheilosis, angular stomatitis, glossitis, seborrheic dermatitis, and normochromic normocytic anaemia associated with pure red cell cytoplasia of the bone marrow. The major cause of hyporiboflavinosis is inadequate dietary intake as a result of limited food supply, which is sometimes exacerbated by poor food storage or processing. Children in developing countries will commonly demonstrate clinical signs of riboflavin deficiency during periods of the year when gastrointestinal infections are prevalent. Decreased assimilation of riboflavin also results from abnormal digestion, such as that which occurs with lactose intolerance.
Inclusions
- Riboflavin deficiency
Also indexed as
AriboflavinosisHyporiboflavinosisRiboflavin deficiencyVitamin B2 deficiency
Nearby in Undernutrition
5B50Underweight in infants, children or adolescents5B51Wasting in infants, children or adolescents5B52Acute malnutrition in infants, children or adolescents5B53Stunting in infants, children or adolescents5B54Underweight in adults5B55Vitamin A deficiency5B56Vitamin C deficiency5B57Vitamin D deficiency