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Document 0020
DOCN M94A0020
TI [Vitamin deficiency in developing countries]
DT 9412
AU Schubarth P; Hopital regional, Division de medecine interne, Delemont;
Schweizerisches Tropeninstitut, Bereich Gesundheitswesen und;
Epidemiologie, Basel.
SO Ther Umsch. 1994 Jul;51(7):510-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/94353352
AB Vitamin A deficiency is frequent in the tropics. It causes
xerophthalamia, which, in severe cases, can develop into corneal
ulceration, keratomalacia and blindness and increases morbidity and
mortality of infectious diseases in infants and children. Vitamin A
deficiency can be reduced by the promotion of a nutrition rich in
vitamin A, by fortification of food with vitamin A and by high-dose
vitamin A supplementation. Other vitamin deficiency disorders are rare
or occur only in limited areas or in disadvantaged people. In refugee
camps, scurvy, beriberi, pellagra and xerophthalamia occur. Travelers
from developed countries are rarely affected by vitamin deficiency
disorders, if they eat regularly the large variety of fruits and
vegetables usually available in tropical countries. Their vitamin stocks
are anyhow sufficient for several weeks.
DE Adult Africa Avitaminosis/*COMPLICATIONS/PREVENTION & CONTROL Child
English Abstract Eye Diseases/ETIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL Human HIV
Infections/COMPLICATIONS Nutritional Requirements Refugees Tropical
Medicine Vitamin A/THERAPEUTIC USE Vitamin A
Deficiency/COMPLICATIONS/PREVENTION & CONTROL JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).