The phrase "acute deficiency" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a severe or critical lack of something, often in a medical or nutritional context.
Example: "The patient was diagnosed with an acute deficiency of vitamin D, which required immediate treatment."
Alternatives: "severe lack" or "critical shortage".
Dietary intake of a vitamin or mineral at a level that is less than 50% of the recommended daily allowance — as distinguished from acute deficiency.
Cerebellar atrophy can result from an acute deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine) as seen in beriberi and in Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome, or from vitamin E deficiency.
In acute deficiency, pyruvate accumulates and is metabolized to lactate, and chronic deficiency may cause polyneuropathy and Wernicke encephalopathy.
Acute deficiency signs occur in salmon after 14-21 days on a high protein diet of pyridoxine and the entire population dies within 28 days in 12-15 C water.
Fish reared in 10 -15 C water exhaust biotin stores in 8-12 weeks and the first signs are anorexia, poor food conversion, and general listlessness before the more acute deficiency symptoms become detectable.
Acute deficiencies of vitamins and minerals are rare in developed countries, but suboptimal nutrient intake — less than the recommended daily allowance (RDA) — is a widespread problem.
Acute deficiencies of vitamins and minerals are rare in developed countries; however, suboptimal intake is a widespread problem that can lead to considerable cellular damage (Ames & Wakimoto, 2002).
By using mice lacking the dopamine transporter (DAT-KO mice) [9], [11], we have developed a model of acute dopamine deficiency, DDD mice (dopamine-deficient DAT-KO mice) [12], [13].
Malpuech-Brugere, C. et al. Inflammatory response following acute magnesium deficiency in the rat.
Previously, it had been shown that acute choline deficiency (CD) induced apoptosis in cultured rat liver epithelial cells, whereas cells that are adapted to survive in low-choline-containing medium acquire resistance to CD apoptosis and undergo malignant transformation.
Prolonged drinking that interferes with an adequate diet may lead to Wernicke disease, which results from an acute complete deficiency of thiamin (vitamin B1) and is marked by a clouding of consciousness and abnormal eye movements.
