Multiple choice

Directions: Read the information given below and answer the question that follows:

The classic clinical syndrome is a seborrhoeic dermatitis-like eruption, atrophic glossitis with ulceration, angular cheilitis, conjunctivitis, intertrigo, and neurologic symptoms of somnolence, confusion and neuropathy.

The deficiency of which vitamin is explained in the passage given above?

  1. Thiamine

  2. Pyridoxine

  3. Biotin

  4. Pantothenic acid
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The classic clinical syndrome for vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) deficiency is a seborrhoeic dermatitis-like eruption, atrophic glossitis with ulceration, angular cheilitis, conjunctivitis, intertrigo, and neurologic symptoms of somnolence, confusion and neuropathy.

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