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Pediatrics Vitamin A 81df9240

Hvpervitaminosis A causes -

A
Benign cranial hypertension
B
Craniotabes
C
Liver damage
D
All of above
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'd' i.e., All of above Vitamin A Toxicityo Anorexia, slow growth, drying and cracking of skin, enlargement of liver and spleen, swelling and pain of long bones, bone fragility", increased intracranial pressure, alopecia, carotenemia; fetal abnormalities.Vitamin A deficiencyo Nyctalopia, photophobia, xerophthalmia, Bitot spots, conjunctivitis, keratomalacia leading to blindness, faulty- epiphyseal bone formation; defective tooth enamel; keratinization of mucous membranes and skin: retarded growth; impaired resistance to infection, anemia, reproductive failure, fetal abnormalities.

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