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Descriptor English: Vitamin B 6 Deficiency
Descriptor Spanish: Deficiencia de Vitamina B 6
Descriptor deficiencia de vitamina B6
Entry term(s) deficiencia de piridoxina
deficiencia de vitamina B 6
déficit de piridoxina
Scope note: Enfermedad nutricional producida por la deficiencia de VITAMINA B6 en la dieta y caracterizada por dermatitis, glositis, queilitis y estomatitis. Cuando el déficit es intenso, provoca irritabilidad, debilidad, depresión, mareos, neuropatía periférica y convulsiones. En los lactantes y niños las manifestaciones típicas son diarrea, anemia y convulsiones. Esta deficiencia puede ser causada por ciertos medicamentos, entre ellos la isoniazida.
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
Tree number(s): C18.654.521.500.133.699.901
SP6.990.625.344.378.400.332.640
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.
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
Previous Indexing: Pyridoxine Deficiency (1963-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2000; for PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY see PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY 1963-2001
History Note: 2000
DeCS ID: 12174
Unique ID: D026681
NLM Classification: WD 120
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2013/07/09
Vitamin B 6 Deficiency - Preferred
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
Pyridoxine Deficiency - Narrower
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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