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Vitamin deficiency disorder
A disorder that is caused by the deficiency of a vitamin. The deficiency may result from either suboptimal vitamin intake or conditions that prevent the vitamin's use or absorption in the body. Representative examples include beriberi caused by thiamine deficiency, scurvy caused by vitamin C deficiency, and rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency.
- Identifiers
- MONDO:0024298
- Part of
- Nutritional deficiency disease
- Also known as
- Avitaminoses · avitaminosis · deficiencies, vitamin · deficiency, vitamin · vitamin deficiencies
Subtypes
Disease Rare Not rare Subtypes
- Inborn vitamin metabolic disorder MONDO:0005528 42
- Vitamin B deficiency MONDO:0042976 31
- Nutritional biotin deficiency MONDO:0000461
- Scurvy MONDO:0009412
- Vitamin A deficiency MONDO:0007016
- Vitamin D deficiency MONDO:0100471
- Vitamin K deficiency hemorrhagic disease MONDO:0001244
- Vitamin deficiency related neuropathy MONDO:0100643
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