Vitamin E Deficiency: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

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Malabsorption
Malabsorption Syndromes
Nutritional Neuropathy
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Keywords

vitamin E deficiency, alpha tocopherol deficiency, alpha-tocopherol deficiency, tocopherol deficiency, vitamin deficiencies, antioxidant deficiency, abetalipoproteinemia, fat malabsorption, isolated vitamin E deficiency syndrome, malabsorption syndrome, cystic fibrosis, chronic cholestatic liver disease, short-bowel syndrome, ataxia, peripheral neuropathy

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