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Docs can you explain what is a disease that can be caused by a vitamin deficiency?

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Dr. Gregory LaMorte answered

Specializes in Periodontics

Many: Night blindness is one of the first signs of vitamin a deficiency. Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause permanent damage to nervous tissue if left untreated longer than 6 months.[scurvy is a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin c. Vitamin d deficiency has been associated with rickets, a disease in which the bone tissue doesn't properly mineralize. Sorry , there is not room for more.

Answered 12/30/2014

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