Vitamin A Deficiency in Kwashiorkor

The incidence of ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency in 175 children with kwashiorkor and the serum vitamin A levels associated with the ocular signs in 136 children with protein-calorie malnutrition are recorded. Children with keratomalacia and Bitot spots were found to have low serum vit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of clinical nutrition 1966-09, Vol.19 (3), p.182-186
Hauptverfasser:	PEREIRA, SHEILA M., BEGUM, ALMAS, DUMM, MARY E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child, Preschool Eye Manifestations Hematocrit Hemoglobinometry Humans Infant Kwashiorkor - blood Kwashiorkor - complications Kwashiorkor - mortality Night Blindness - etiology Serum Albumin - analysis Vitamin A - blood Vitamin A Deficiency - blood Vitamin A Deficiency - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	The incidence of ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency in 175 children with kwashiorkor and the serum vitamin A levels associated with the ocular signs in 136 children with protein-calorie malnutrition are recorded. Children with keratomalacia and Bitot spots were found to have low serum vitamin A levels.
ISSN:	0002-9165 1938-3207
DOI:	10.1093/ajcn/19.3.182