title: Co-existence of micronutrient deficiencies in hospitalized children with severe malnutrition treated according to the WHO protocol.
abstract: We assessed the involvement of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and anaemia as co-morbidities associated with severe forms of protein-energy malnutrition in hospitalized children. In a descriptive case series study of 57 children, one clinical case of xerophthalmia was diagnosed: 44.0% had levels of serum retinol <20 µg/dL and 88.0% had Hb <11 g/dL, of whom 30.0% had haemoglobin levels below 7.0 g/dL.
authors: Research Department, Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof Fernando Figueira, Rua dos Coelhos, Brasil.
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: de Fátima Costa Caminha
authors: Manoela Almeida Santos
authors: MA
authors: da Figueira
authors: Ana Rodrigues
authors: AR
authors: Falbo
authors: Roberta Corrêa
authors: RC
authors: de Araújo de Amorim
authors: Thomaz Caminha
authors: TC
authors: Gallindo
authors: Malaquias Batista
authors: MB
authors: Filho
mesh_terms: D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000097:blood / Q000172:deficiency; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014944:World Health Organization; D014985:Xerophthalmia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D018977:Micronutrients