question_answer

Which one is a matching pair of deficient nutrient and resultant disease characterized by swollen lips, thick pigmented skin of hands and legs and irritability?                                                                  (CPMT2004; Pb. PMT2007)

A)

Iodine

Goitre

B)

Thiamine

Beri-beri

C)

Protein

Kwashiorkor

D)

Nicotinamide

Pellagra