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... > Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Nutrition Disorders > Malnutrition > Deficiency Diseases > Avitaminosis > Vitamin B Deficiency > Vitamin B 6 Deficiency

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Vitamin B 6 Deficiency  

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Définition

  • A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN B 6 in the diet, characterized by dermatitis, glossitis, cheilosis, and stomatitis. Marked deficiency causes irritability, weakness, depression, dizziness, peripheral neuropathy, and seizures. In infants and children typical manifestations are diarrhea, anemia, and seizures. Deficiency can be caused by certain medications, such as isoniazid. Deficiency of PYRIDOXINE, one of the VITAMIN B 6 compounds. Although pyridoxine and Vitamin B 6 are still frequently used as synonyms, especially by medical researchers, this practice is erroneous and sometimes misleading (EE Snell; Ann NY Acad Sci, vol 585 pg 1, 1990).

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Synonyme(s)

  • Deficiency, Vitamin B 6
  • Deficiency, Vitamin B6
  • Vitamin B6 Deficiency
  • Vitamin Deficiency, B6

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