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Vitamin E is used in the treatment of Vitamin E deficiency.
Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant in the body, protecting polyunsaturated fatty acids and other oxygen-sensitive substances such as vitamins A and C from oxidation. Vitamin E deficiency in premature neonates can lead to irritability, edema, thrombosis, and hemolytic anemia. In adults and children with low serum tocopherol concentrations, effects such as creatinuria, ceroid deposition, muscle weakness, decreased erythrocyte survival, or increased in vitro hemolysis by oxidizing agents have been observed.