Too few proteins lead to night blindness, perifollicular hyperkeratosis, xerophthalmia, keratomolacia, increased morbidity and mortality in young children.
Histopathologic examination showed hyperkeratosis of epidermis, increased thickness of the granular layer and dilation of subpapillary vessels filled with red blood cells.
Histopathology showed moderate hyperkeratosis and rete ridge elongation with the epidermal thinning above the papillar layer and a few melanophages in the dermis.