ICD-11 definition : Vitamin E deficiency is a condition that causes haemolysis and/or neurologic manifestations.
Red blood cell fragility occurs and can produce a haemolytic anemia. Neuronal degeneration
produces peripheral neuropathies, ophthalmoplegia, and destruction of posterior columns
of spinal cord. Neurologic disease is frequently irreversible if deficiency is not
corrected early enough. Vitamin E deficiency may also contribute to the hemolytic
anemia and retrolental fibroplasia seen in premature infants.;
Vitamin E deficiency is a condition that causes haemolysis and/or neurologic manifestations.
Red blood cell fragility occurs and can produce a haemolytic anemia. Neuronal degeneration
produces peripheral neuropathies, ophthalmoplegia, and destruction of posterior columns
of spinal cord. Neurologic disease is frequently irreversible if deficiency is not
corrected early enough. Vitamin E deficiency may also contribute to the hemolytic
anemia and retrolental fibroplasia seen in premature infants.