Hussain M A, Ahmed S M, el Sheikh E H
Department of Paediatrics, Khartoum Teaching Hospital, Sudan.
Trop Doct. 1991 Oct;21(4):139-41. doi: 10.1177/004947559102100402.
Two hundred and thirteen Sudanese children (4-60 months old) with malnutrition were examined for signs of xerophthalmia. Sixty-three (29%) of these children were found to have varying stages of xerophthalmia. These included 35 (56%) patients with conjunctival xerosis, 12 (19%) with Bitot's spots, seven (11%) with corneal xerosis, seven (11%) with corneal ulceration and two (3%) with corneal scar. Direct questioning of the parents of these children revealed evidence of night blindness in nine (4%) of all patients. All nine patients had signs of xerophthalmia which showed good response to vitamin A therapy.
对213名患有营养不良的苏丹儿童（4至60个月大）进行了干眼症体征检查。发现其中63名（29%）儿童患有不同阶段的干眼症。这些包括35名（56%）结膜干燥症患者、12名（19%）毕脱氏斑患者、7名（11%）角膜干燥症患者、7名（11%）角膜溃疡患者和2名（3%）角膜瘢痕患者。对这些儿童的家长进行直接询问发现，所有患者中有9名（4%）有夜盲症证据。所有9名患者都有干眼症体征，对维生素A治疗反应良好。
