Magenta tongue and cracks at corner of mouth are seen is deficiency of______________?
Correct answer: D. Riboflavin
- A. Vitamin B
- B. Niacin
- C. Pantothenic acid
- D. Riboflavin
Explanation
Riboflavin deficiency causes a magenta or purplish tongue, angular cheilitis and fissuring at the mouth corners. Niacin deficiency is more strongly associated with pellagrous glossitis and stomatitis.
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