Disease or Syndrome
riboflavin deficiency
ri·bo·fla·vin de·fi·cien·cy
Subclass of:
Vitamin B Deficiency
Also called:
Vitamin B2 Deficiency
Definitions related to riboflavin deficiency:
  • A dietary deficiency of riboflavin causing a syndrome chiefly marked by cheilitis, angular stomatitis, glossitis associated with a purplish red or magenta-colored tongue that may show fissures, corneal vascularization, dyssebacia, and anemia. (Dorland, 27th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Condition due to a deficiency of riboflavin (vitamin B12) which is associated with inadequate consumption of riboflavin rich foods; produces lesions of skin, digestive tract and nervous system; usually part of a multiple nutrient deficiency.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (low levels of vitamin b2) A reduced concentration of vitamin B2.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Riboflavin deficiency usually occurs with other B vitamin deficiencies. Symptoms and signs include sore throat, lesions of the lips and mucosa of the mouth, glossitis, conjunctivitis, seborrheic dermatitis, and normochromic-normocytic anemia. Diagnosis is usually clinical. Treatment consists of oral or, if needed, intramuscular...
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Riboflavin, or vitamin B-2, was initially isolated from milk whey in 1879. Originally called lactochrome, it was also once known as vitamin G.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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