Screening tests for vitamin A deficiency |
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| Authors: | A. K. Pratinidhi Usha Shah V. S. Bapat |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, B.J. Medical College, Pune;(2) Department of Pediatrics, Sassoon General Hospital, Pune;(3) 64, Shivprasad Society, Panmala, 411030 Pune, M.S. |
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| Abstract: | Objective tests for detection of xerophthalmia can solve the diagnostic problems of vitamin A deficiency under field conditions. Reliability of Rose Bengal dye test and Kajal test were tested in rural field practice area of B.J. Medical College, Pune, by finding out their correlation with prevalence of clinically detectable signs of vitamin A deficiency and serum vitamin A levels in 392 primary school children. The combination of these objective tests with clinical diagnosis may improve the detection rate of xerophthalmia. |
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| Keywords: | Vitamin A Screening tests Xerophthalmia Rose Bengal dye test Kajal test |
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