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Vitamin A Deficiency Disorder (Vadd

Vitamin A Deficiency Disorder (VADD) is characterized by symptoms such as night blindness and xerophthalmia, which can lead to severe eye complications. Dietary sources include animal foods like liver and milk, as well as plant foods such as carrots and mangoes. Treatment involves vitamin A supplementation, particularly for children and vulnerable populations, alongside preventive measures like fortification and immunization.

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Vitamin A Deficiency Disorder (Vadd

Vitamin A Deficiency Disorder (VADD) is characterized by symptoms such as night blindness and xerophthalmia, which can lead to severe eye complications. Dietary sources include animal foods like liver and milk, as well as plant foods such as carrots and mangoes. Treatment involves vitamin A supplementation, particularly for children and vulnerable populations, alongside preventive measures like fortification and immunization.

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VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY

DISORDER(VADD)
Dr. Jafer M(GP)
Dietary sources of retinol
Animal foods
• liver is the best source
• Milk products are also very rich
Plant foods
• important for poor people,
carrots,mangoes,papaya, rice etc
Function of vitamin A
• Maintenance of healthy epithelium
• Formation of visual purple
Clinical signs and symptoms
• XN – night blindness
- poor dark adaptation
- earliest symptom
• X1A –conjunctival xerosis (reversible with PX)
• X1 B – bitot’s spot
• X2 - corneal xerosis
• X3A – corneal ulceration with xerosis
• X3B - keratomalacia (liquefaction of part of the cornea)
• XS - Xerophthalmia scar
• XF – Xerophthalmia fundus – pale yellow spot near the course
of retinal vessels
Treatment indications
• All children with signs of xerophthalmia
• Measles
• PEM
• Diarrhea
• Recommended dosage
for age > 1yr or wt > 8kg = 200,000 IU immediately, the
following days and four weeks later
• Preventive px
• under one yr = 100, 000 IU (at 6 months )
• Lactating mothers 200,000 IU vitamin A P.O. at delivery
or during the next 2 months
• for age > 1yr or wt > 8kg = 200,000 IU every 3-4 months
Prevention ….
• Distribution of massive dose capsule
• Fortification
• Horticulture
• HE
• Immunization esp measles

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