Chaudhary S, Verma M, Dhawan V, Nain C K, Kumar R, Kumar L, Ganguly N K
Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
J Diarrhoeal Dis Res. 1996 Sep;14(3):190-3.
Plasma zinc, selenium, and vitamin A concentrations in 25 children with persistent diarrhoea (PD) and acute diarrhoea (AD) were determined and compared with 25 age-matched control children. Plasma retinol concentrations (PRC) and plasma zinc concentrations (PZC) (3.92 micrograms/dL and 79.4 micrograms/dL respectively) were found to be significantly lower (p < 0.05) in children with PD. PZCs were also significantly reduced (p < 0.05) in children with AD. However, reduction in PZC was more in PD than that in AD. There was no significant difference in PSC in children with either types of diarrhoea as compared with the control group. The results of the study showed that there was deficiency of vitamin A and zinc in diarrhoeas which needs to be correlated for proper nutritional management.
测定了25名持续性腹泻（PD）和急性腹泻（AD）儿童的血浆锌、硒和维生素A浓度，并与25名年龄匹配的对照儿童进行比较。发现PD儿童的血浆视黄醇浓度（PRC）和血浆锌浓度（PZC）（分别为3.92微克/分升和79.4微克/分升）显著降低（p<0.05）。AD儿童的PZC也显著降低（p<0.05）。然而，PD儿童的PZC降低幅度比AD儿童更大。与对照组相比，两种腹泻类型儿童的PSC均无显著差异。研究结果表明，腹泻患儿存在维生素A和锌缺乏，这需要在适当的营养管理中加以关联。
