VITAMIN A CONTENT OF THE HUMAN LIVER IN TUBERCULOSIS

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Article1 July 1939VITAMIN A CONTENT OF THE HUMAN LIVER IN TUBERCULOSISPAUL D. CRIMM, M.D., F.A.C.S., DARWIN M. SHORT, M.D.PAUL D. CRIMM, M.D., F.A.C.S., DARWIN M. SHORT, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-1-61 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe vitamin A content of human livers was determined photometrically in 50 patients in whom tuberculosis was the cause of death. The vitamin A content of their diet averaged from 5,000 to 8,000 U.S.P. units per day. All patients were fed the general hospital diet, except those with tuberculous enteritis. These were given a modified ulcer or soft diet of a similar vitamin A content. Six patients were given a supplemental dosage of vitamin A.The findings were evaluated according to the average vitamin A content per gram of liver, age, supplemental dosage, duration and febrile course of manifest disease...References1. CRIMMSHORT PDDM: Vitamin A content of human liver, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1935, clxxxix, 571-573. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. CRIMMSHORT PDDM: Vitamin A deficiency in the dog, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1937, cxviii, 477-482. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: PAUL D. CRIMM, M.D., F.A.C.S.; DARWIN M. SHORT, M.D.Affiliations: Evansville, Indiana*Received for publication October 28, 1938.From the Research Laboratories of Boehne Tuberculosis Hospital, Evansville, Ind. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAddressing Tuberculosis in the Context of Malnutrition and HIV CoinfectionTuberculosisRelationships between serum concentrations of C-reactive protein and micronutrients, in patients with tuberculosisThe Rationale of the Therapeutic Administration of Massive Doses of Vitamin A in Tuberculous DiabeticsÜber das Endogen Bedingte Vitamin A-Defizit 1 July 1939Volume 13, Issue 1Page: 61-63KeywordsDietEnteritisLiverLiver diseasesResearch laboratoriesUlcersVitamin A ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1939 PDF downloadLoading ...