Deficiencies
Biotin Deficiency is a rare nutritional disorder caused by a deficieny in water soluable B vitamin.
Some of the causes for Biotin deficiency in prolonged intravenous feeding without biotin supplementation and consumption of raw egg white for a prolonged period. Biotin deficiency is prevelent in women with normal pregnancies.
Symptoms of Biotin deficiency include hair loss, scaly red rash around the eyes, nose, mouth, and genital area. Some other symptoms in adults include depression, lethargy, hallucination, and numbness and tinglin of the extremities. Some expert label the unusual facial fat distribution and facial rash as the "Biotin Deficient Face."
Some effects of Biotin deficiency are physical and mental development problems, alopecia, keratoconjunctivitis, and defects in T-cell and B-cell immunity.
