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Riboflavin Deficiency  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A dietary deficiency of riboflavin causing a syndrome chiefly marked by cheilitis, angular stomatitis, glossitis associated with a purplish red or magenta-colored tongue that may show fissures, corneal vascularization, dyssebacia, and anemia. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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Synonym(s)

  • Deficiency, Riboflavin

In other languages

  • French

  • Ariboflavinose
  • Carence en vit B2
  • Carence en vitamine B2
  • Déficit en riboflavine

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-C2Q2V2PZ-B

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