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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 19, 182-186, Copyright © 1966 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc.

Vitamin A Deficiency in Kwashiorkor

SHEILA M. PEREIRA M.R.C.P.E.1, ALMAS BEGUM M.SC.1, and MARY E. DUMM PH.D.1

1 From the Department of Pediatrics and the Nutrition Research Unit, The Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, South India

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.




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