| Descriptor English: | Vitamin B 6 Deficiency | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Deficiencia de Vitamina B 6
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Deficiência de Vitamina B 6 | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Carence en vitamine B6 | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
B6 Deficiencies, Vitamin B6 Deficiency, Vitamin B6 Vitamin Deficiencies B6 Vitamin Deficiency Deficiencies, B6 Vitamin Deficiencies, Vitamin B6 Deficiency, B6 Vitamin Deficiency, Pyridoxine Deficiency, Vitamin B 6 Deficiency, Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine Deficiency Vitamin B6 Deficiencies Vitamin B6 Deficiency Vitamin Deficiencies, B6 Vitamin Deficiency, B6 |
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| Tree number(s): |
C18.654.521.500.133.699.901 SP6.990.625.344.378.400.332.640 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D026681 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN B 6 in the diet, characterized by dermatitis, glossitis, cheilosis, and stomatitis. Marked deficiency causes irritability, weakness, depression, dizziness, peripheral neuropathy, and seizures. In infants and children typical manifestations are diarrhea, anemia, and seizures. Deficiency can be caused by certain medications, such as isoniazid. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Pyridoxine Deficiency (1963-2001) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2000; for PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY see PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY 1963-2001 |
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| History Note: | 2000 |
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| DeCS ID: | 12174 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D026681 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WD 120 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2002/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2001/07/25 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/09 |
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Nutritional Sciences [SP6]Nutritional Sciences
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Vitamin B 6 Deficiency
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Pyridoxine Deficiency
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| Concept UI |
M0378655 |
| Scope note | A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN B 6 in the diet, characterized by dermatitis, glossitis, cheilosis, and stomatitis. Marked deficiency causes irritability, weakness, depression, dizziness, peripheral neuropathy, and seizures. In infants and children typical manifestations are diarrhea, anemia, and seizures. Deficiency can be caused by certain medications, such as isoniazid. |
| Preferred term | Vitamin B 6 Deficiency |
| Entry term(s) |
B6 Deficiencies, Vitamin B6 Deficiency, Vitamin B6 Vitamin Deficiencies B6 Vitamin Deficiency Deficiencies, B6 Vitamin Deficiencies, Vitamin B6 Deficiency, B6 Vitamin Deficiency, Vitamin B 6 Deficiency, Vitamin B6 Vitamin B6 Deficiencies Vitamin B6 Deficiency Vitamin Deficiencies, B6 Vitamin Deficiency, B6 |
| Concept UI |
M0018250 |
| Scope note | Deficiency of PYRIDOXINE, one of the VITAMIN B 6 compounds. Although pyridoxine and Vitamin B 6 are still frequently used as synonyms, especially by medical researchers, this practice is erroneous and sometimes misleading (EE Snell; Ann NY Acad Sci, vol 585 pg 1, 1990). |
| Preferred term | Pyridoxine Deficiency |
| Entry term(s) |
Deficiency, Pyridoxine |
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