What is it?
Disease causing deficiency
- Occur with other vitamin B deficiencies.
Signs and symptoms of deficiency
- Inflammation (hot, red and swelling) of mouth and tongue (purplish colour appearance)
- Mouth ulcers
- Sore throat
- Lesions on lips (cheilosis)
- Damage at corners of mouth (angular stomatitis) that get infected by fungus causing greyish white appearance
- Seborrhoeic dermatitis (dandruff) – dry, flaky skin, affects ears, eyes lids, scrotum which can be red, scaly and greasy.
- Sensitivity to light
Complications /Information to beware of/General tips:
This condition may show similar symptoms to:
Please talk to your healthcare professional (i.e. Medical Doctor/Pharmacist) for further advice
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