Studies of Vitamin A Deficiency in Children

摘要: The clinical features of 319 children with vitamin A deficiency observed in Coonoor and forty-nine studied Hyderabad have been discussed detail. Estimations the contents carotene serum vitro destruction by lysed red blood cells were carried out. There was a lack association between incidence night blindness other ocular signs deficiency. Although always associated low dietary intake A, reverse did not occur. proportion patients who had keratomalacia much greater than Coonoor. Levels all Levels subjects kwashiorkor but without also found to be significantly lower levels apparently normal children. Treatment high protein diet supplementation brought about significant increase latter. The suffering from appeared higher that controls lowered this abnormal destruction.