PubMed · 1983 · 16 citations · 0 references
Public HealthHealth SciencesInfectious DiseasesEpidemiologyInfectious Disease EpidemiologyMicronutrient DeficiencyDisease EpidemiologyInfectious Disease Risk FactorsMicronutrient Deficiency In ChildhoodMicronutrient EpidemiologyVitamin A DeficiencyChildhood Vitamin A DeficiencyComparative Case Fatality RateMeasles-associated Vitamin A DeficiencyRetrospective Case StudyVitamin A Deficiency EpidemiologyVitamin Deficiency Syndromes
A small retrospective study carried out in rural Bangladesh identified respiratory illness, diarrhoea and conjunctival dryness as complications of measles. A case-fatality rate of 1.3% was recorded. Association between length of diarrhoea and conjunctival dryness was noted. However, no difference was observed in the anthropometric data between cases and controls. The data suggest an association between measles, diarrhoea and clinical evidence of vitamin A deficiency, but fail to show an effect on growth in this small series.