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Twin Premature Infants With Riboflavin and Biotin Deficiency Presenting With Refractory Lactic Acidosis, Rash, and Multiorgan Failure During Prolonged Parenteral Nutrition

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023
We are reporting monochorionic, diamniotic twin premature infants born at 25 weeks and 6 days gestation with riboflavin (vitamin B2) and biotin (vitamin B7) deficiency, while on prolonged total parenteral nutrition (TPN) during vitamin shortage.
Mohammad Amin Adie MD, Maria Martes Gomez DO, Jessica Yom MD, Manuel Durand MD, Fiona Wertheimer DO, Rachel McGowan MS, RD, Shoji Yano MD, PhD, Rangasamy Ramanathan MD   +7 more
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Vitamin D deficiency and segregation status in prisoners [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate if any exposure to segregation minimal association in a single male prison population had any association with an increased risk of vitamin D deficiency.
Dearin, John, Doyle, Zelda, McGirr, Joe
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Effect of vitamin D3 supplement in glycemic control of pediatrics with type 1 diabetes mellitus and vitamin D deficiency [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Glycemic control prevents microvascular complications in patients with type I diabetes mellitus such as retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy that influences quality of life.
Fatahi, N., Mohammadian, S., Vakili, M.A., Zaeri, H.   +3 more
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Role of Vitamin D in the Outcome of Ischemic Stroke- A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency has reached epidemic proportions in India with prevalence rates of 70-100% in the general population. Low vitamin D levels are associated with worse outcomes in ischemic strokes.
Shuba Narasimhan, Prakash Balasubramanian   +1 more
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Role of vitamin A/retinoic acid in regulation of embryonic and adult hematopoiesis [PDF]

, 2017
Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient throughout life. Its physiologically active metabolite retinoic acid (RA), acting through nuclear retinoic acid receptors (RARs), is a potent regulator of patterning during embryonic development, as well as being ...
Adamo, Ana Cañete, Arguello, Cardoso, Dary, De Luca, Elena Cano, Gebremedhin, Gerster, Grande, Guo, Haussler, Kuwata, Lo-Coco, McLaren, Nervi, North, Ottersbach, O’Donnell, Ramón Muñoz-Chápuli, Rita Carmona, Ross, Testa, West   +23 more
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Vitamin D deficiency in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchogenic carcinoma

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2018
Rationale Vitamin D has been known to have an important role as an anti-inflammatory agent and immune modulator. The aim of this work was to evaluate the impact of vitamin D deficiency on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchogenic ...
Yasmine H El-Hinnawy, Youssef M.A Soliman, Radwa M.A Halim   +2 more
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Micronutrient deficits are still public health issues among women and young children in Vietnam. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: The 2000 Vietnamese National Nutrition Survey showed that the population's dietary intake had improved since 1987. However, inequalities were found in food consumption between socioeconomic groups.
Arnaud Laillou, Thuy Van Pham, Nga Thuy Tran, Hop Thi Le, Frank Wieringa, Fabian Rohner, Sonia Fortin, Mai Bach Le, Do Thanh Tran, Regina Moench-Pfanner, Jacques Berger   +10 more
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Time out: should vitamin D dosing be based on patient's body mass index (BMI): a prospective controlled study

Journal of Nutritional Science, 2021
The recommended daily dose of vitamin D is 2000 IU was found to be insufficient in many patients. The objective of the present study is to find whether the daily dose of vitamin D should be based on BMI.
Mir Sadat-Ali, Khalid W. AlTabash, Haifa A. Al-Turki, Sulaiman A. AlMousa, Hasan N. AlSayed   +4 more
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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in hospitalized adults with community-acquired pneumonia [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the infectious disease with the highest number of deaths worldwide. Several studies have shown an association between vitamin D deficiency and increases susceptibility to respiratory tract infections ...
Bool, British Thoracic Society Research Committee and the Public Health Laboratory Service, Charlson, Cukic, Fine, Gombart, Haan, Huang, Jolliffe, Kamen, Karonova, Kim, Kochanek, Lim, Liu, Lu, Luna, Mandell, Niederman, Pletz, Remmelts, Ross, Røysted, Schnoor, Schöttker, Toubi, Welte, Youssef   +27 more
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Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in Decompensated Patients with Cirrhosis Is Associated with Improvement in Frailty

Medical Sciences
Background/aim: Frailty is increasingly recognized as a relevant prognostic factor in patients with cirrhosis, regardless of liver failure. Vitamin D deficiency is frequent in these patients and has been related to frailty and sarcopenia, but the impact ...
Raquel Díaz-Ruíz, Maria Poca, Eva Román, Berta Cuyàs, Irene Bañares, Ángela Morales, Elvira Hernández Martínez-Esparza, Rocío Panadero, Cristina Velasco, Marta Rapado-Castro, Irene Bretón, Rafael Bañares, German Soriano, Rita García-Martínez   +13 more
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