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Zinc therapy for night blindness in cystic fibrosis

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Abstract

This is the first report of a supplemented CF patient presenting with clinical vitamin A deficiency to be successfully treated with zinc therapy alone. Therefore in addition to retinol supplementation, normalizing serum zinc levels may be important in maintaining the vitamin A status of CF patients. The interactions and synergistic effects between the two micronutrients are discussed.

Keywords

Night blindness
Cystic fibrosis
Zinc therapy

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