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Vitamin A (retinol) is an important fat soluble vitamin for good vision, healthy immune system and cell growth. Eggs, milk, liver, cereals are the foods rich in vitamin A. Vitamin A deficiency causes night blindness.

It is one of the significant medical problem in young children. It is one of the cause for irreversible renal damage in association with abnormalities of the urinary tract and vesicoureteric reflux. In infancy the incidence of UTI is same in boys and girls, since route of infection id soften hematogenous and boys have higher incidence of urinary tract anomalies like posterior urethral valves.

It is a testicle that has not moved in to its position which is scrotum. It can affect one or both testes. Approximately 10% of cases are bilateral. Among unilateral cases, left side is most common.

Bruxism is the medical term for grinding, gnashing or clenching the teeth. It can affect both children and adults.

Dermatomyositis is a chronic inflammatory disease of skin and muscles along with patches of raised reddish or scaly rash. The rash can be on the bridge of the nose, around the eyes, or on sun-exposed areas of the neck and chest. Generally it is over the knuckles. When the inflammation of the muscle occurs without skin disease, the condition is known as Polymyositis. Dermatomyositis is one of a group of acquired muscle diseases called inflammatory myopathies. Dermatomyositis may occur at any age, but it mostly affects adults in their late 40s to early 60s or children between 5 and 15 years of age.