Night blindness secondary to vitamin A deficiency in a patient with bile duct strictures after liver transplantation.

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.

• Authors: S Urayama, T W Lissoos, G A Fishman, S Grover, T D Schiano, H Conjeevaram, A L Baker
• Journal: Transplantation (Transplantation) Vol. 66 Issue 4 Pg. 537-9 (Aug 27 1998) ISSN: 0041-1337 [Print] United States
• PMID: 9734502 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Cholestasis (complications, etiology)
• Humans
• Liver Transplantation (adverse effects)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Night Blindness (etiology)
• Vitamin A Deficiency (complications, etiology)