Vitamin A Supplementation and Measles
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Vitamin A deficiency resulting from inadequate intake or induced by infection is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Measles, the major single infectious cause of mortality in children worldwide, is more severe in children who have preexisting vitamin A deficiency. Several recent studies suggest that: 1) measles is associated with depressed serum levels of vitamin A; 2) hyporetinemia, defined as a serum retinol of less than 0.7 µmol/L, is associated with increased mortality from measles, especially in children younger than 2 years of age; and 3) vitamin A will decrease the risk of complications and death when administered during the acute phase of illness (within 5 days of the onset of rash).
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2004 ◽
Vol 79
(2)
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pp. 218-225
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2007 ◽
Vol 98
(2)
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pp. 422-430
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2018 ◽
Vol 104
(3)
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pp. 217-226
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2013 ◽
Vol 110
(S3)
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pp. S36-S44
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