Riboflavin Deficiency
"Riboflavin Deficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A dietary deficiency of riboflavin causing a syndrome chiefly marked by cheilitis, angular stomatitis, glossitis associated with a purplish red or magenta-colored tongue that may show fissures, corneal vascularization, dyssebacia, and anemia. (Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D012257
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.500.133.699.713
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| Concept/Terms |
Riboflavin Deficiency- Riboflavin Deficiency
- Deficiency, Riboflavin
- Deficiencies, Riboflavin
- Riboflavin Deficiencies
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Belko AZ, Obarzanek E, Roach R, Rotter M, Urban G, Weinberg S, Roe DA. Effects of aerobic exercise and weight loss on riboflavin requirements of moderately obese, marginally deficient young women. Am J Clin Nutr. 1984 Sep; 40(3):553-61.
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Thurnham DI, Rathakette P, Hambidge KM, Munoz N, Crespi M. Riboflavin, vitamin A and zinc status in Chinese subjects in a high-risk area for oesophageal cancer in China. Hum Nutr Clin Nutr. 1982; 36(5):337-49.
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Goodman SI. Organic aciduria in the riboflavin-deficient rat. Am J Clin Nutr. 1981 Nov; 34(11):2434-7.