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Corneal ulceration due to vitamin A deficiency in Zellweger syndrome.

[zellweger syndrome]

We report a case of vitamin A deficiency and secondary corneal ulcer in an infant with Zellweger syndrome. A 7-month-old infant with failure to thrive and malnutrition developed a corneal ulcer. Fortified antibiotic eye drops were administered without improvement. Vitamin A deficiency was suspected and confirmed. Supplementation with oral vitamin A decreased corneal opacification. Zellweger syndrome was later diagnosed. Vitamin A deficiency should be considered in the differential diagnosis of nonhealing corneal ulcers in children, especially those with systemic syndromes and failure to thrive.

Diseases presenting "especially those with systemic syndromes and failure to thrive" symptom

  • zellweger syndrome

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