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Deficiencia de vitamina E

Definition

Because vitamin E is plentiful in common foods, primary dietary deficiency is rare except in premature infants and in severe undernutrition. Vitamin E deficiency does occur in children and adults with fat malabsorption secondary to the need for bile acid for vitamin E absorption. Patients with cholestasis or pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (steatorrhea) are at risk for vitamin E deficiency because of malabsorption of fat and fat-soluble vitamin. These disorders include cirrhosis, cholestatic liver disease, cystic fibrosis, small bowel bacterial overgrowth, pancreatic insufficiency, celiac disease, and Crohn disease. The degree of deficiency is generally proportional to the magnitude and the duration of steatorrhea. Because of its role as an antioxidant, there is considerable research on the potential role of vitamin E supplementation in chronic illnesses. [No translation available]

Also indexed as

Ataxia espinocerebelosa por deficiencia de vitamina EDeficiencia de vitamina ENeuropatía periférica por deficiencia de vitamina EPolineuropatía sensorial por deficiencia de vitamina Eataxia espinocerebelosa por carencia de vitamina Eataxia espinocerebelosa por déficit de tocoferolataxia espinocerebelosa por hipovitaminosis Eataxia espinocerebelosa por insuficiencia de vitamina Ecarencia de vitamina Edeficiencia de tocoferoldéficit de vitamina Ehipovitaminosis Einsuficiencia de vitamina Eneuropatía periférica por carencia de vitamina Eneuropatía periférica por déficit de tocoferolneuropatía periférica por hipovitaminosis Eneuropatía periférica por insuficiencia de vitamina Epolineuropatía sensorial por carencia de vitamina Epolineuropatía sensorial por déficit de vitamina Epolineuropatía sensorial por hipovitaminosis Epolineuropatía sensorial por insuficiencia de vitamina E

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