Keratomalacia - Kakumakukankasho

Japanese: 角膜軟化症 - かくまくなんかしょう
Keratomalacia - Kakumakukankasho
A disease commonly seen in infants and young children, especially those who are artificially fed or have suffered from general debility. At first the pupil of the eye becomes dry, dull and cloudy, then part of it crumbles and becomes ulcerated, and a hole develops there, causing blindness within two or three days. It is caused by a lack of vitamin A.

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Japanese:
〘名〙 乳幼児、とくに人工栄養児や全身衰弱を起こした子どもに多くみられる疾患。初め黒目が乾いてつやがなくなって白く濁り、一部がくずれて潰瘍になると、そこに穴があいて、二、三日で失明することがある。ビタミンAの不足で起こる。かんめ。

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