Symptoms of vitamin deficiency in children
Disease description:
The child keeps crying for no apparent reason and has dry skin. After a hospital checkup, it was diagnosed as vitamin deficiency. Could you please tell me what are the symptoms of vitamin deficiency in children?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Wang Lei
Symptoms of vitamin deficiency in children often lead to keratosis of the body's epithelial tissues. Children's skin tends to be dry, particularly increasing susceptibility to respiratory and urinary tract infections. The eyes are most commonly affected, with xerophthalmia being the most frequent manifestation—such as night blindness and dry eye disease—which in severe cases can progress to corneal softening or even perforation. Other symptoms include angular cheilitis and tongue inflammation. Children may also frequently experience tearing, itchy eyes, and photophobia, all of which could contribute to seborrheic dermatitis.
