PATIENTS and their MALADIES, part #4

previous poetic posts (part#3)
hives
hoarding disorder
knee effusion
lichen sclerosus
male infertility
nervous bladder
polyps, colonic

CURRENT CONTENTS  (part #4):

Vitamin A deficiency

Vitreous detachment

more to follow.

(Please note that many of the verses originally collected in this blogpost were moved to appropriate specialty collections as described below.) 

Authors' Note: The first step is to find a colonoscopist, usually done by enlisting your primary physician to arrange a referral.

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Authors' Note: Avitaminosis, an absence of vitamins, causes specific deficiency diseases, as discussed for some other vitamins by (Dr.) SheilaB, a prolific contributor to OEDILF.

  Avitaminosis A, i.e. absence of vitamin A, is the most common cause of childhood blindness in parts of Africa and South Asia, resulting in specific eye damage including corneal ulceration and retinal damage. Early symptoms include xerophthalmia (severely 'dry eyes') and loss of night vision, although, it is noted that in appropriately nourished populations (developed countries), these symptoms are due to other causes.

Authors' Note:  The near-spherical posterior chamber of the eye ('the vitreous') is filled with a translucent gel that shrinks with age, and becomes 'stringy'. Fibrous strands in this space leads to the appearance of floaters, a common symptom.

  Progressive shrinkage may result in more sudden vitreous detachment with a marked increase in floaters, but generally no harm to vision, and symptoms regress spontaneously over several months. Occasionally, the initial event is accompanied by detachment (tearing –TAIR) of a portion of the light-detecting retina, so careful initial assessment and follow-up are warranted.

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