PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | xerophthalmia |
| Phenotype | C0456909|blindness |
| Sentences | 2 |
| PubMedID- 20809963 | It especially affects young children, among whom deficiency can cause xerophthalmia and lead to blindness, limit growth, weaken host defenses, exacerbate infection and increase the risk of death [1]. |
| PubMedID- 20629352 | Its consequences (disorders) include xerophthalmia (the leading cause of early childhood blindness), increased severity of infection, anemia, and death. |
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