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  • Title: Night blindness secondary to vitamin A deficiency in a patient with bile duct strictures after liver transplantation.
    Author: Urayama S, Lissoos TW, Fishman GA, Grover S, Schiano TD, Conjeevaram H, Baker AL.
    Journal: Transplantation; 1998 Aug 27; 66(4):537-9. PubMed ID: 9734502.
    Abstract:
    Vitamin A deficiency and resulting night blindness have previously been reported in patients with chronic liver disease before undergoing liver transplantation. Because early identification of patients with vitamin A deficiency can lead to the relief of symptoms and the prevention of irreversible retinal degeneration, vitamin A deficiency should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of visual disturbances in patients with liver disease. We describe a case of night blindness due to vitamin A deficiency resulting from bile duct strictures in a post-orthotopic liver transplant patient and its successful resolution with vitamin A supplementation.
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