KROK 1 2020 – Question 97 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A 10-year-old homeless boy was brought to the admission room with a severe case of bronchitis. Objectively, the child is exhausted; he presents with delayed physical development, dry peeling skin, trophic ulcers in some places, and a loss of twilight vision (’’night-blindness”). What vitamin supplements should be prescribed to this boy?
- A. Tocopherol acetate
- B. Ascorbic acid
- C. Cyanocobalamin
- D. Pyridoxine hydrochloride
- E. Retinol acetate
Hint
Look for the single vitamin whose functions would explain the eye symptom together with the skin, growth and infection findings.
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