Transient decreased retinol serum levels in children with pneumonia and acute phase response.
J Pediatr (Rio J)
; 87(5): 457-60, 2011.
Article
em En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21779624
OBJECTIVE: To compare serum retinol levels in preschool children during an episode of pneumonia and 45 days after the resolution of the infection. METHODS: The study was conducted with preschool children without any infection (control group, n = 9) or children hospitalized for pneumonia (n = 12), who were evaluated soon after hospitalization (phase 1) and 45 days later (phase 2). Nutritional assessment included anthropometric measurements, a food questionnaire, and laboratory blood routine examination, including urinary and serum retinol levels. Paired Student t or Mann-Whitney tests were used as required. RESULTS: Food intake was similar between groups. Blood hemoglobin and serum sodium and albumin decreased during phase 1, while there were higher C-reactive protein serum values. Urinary retinol levels remained unchanged whereas serum retinol increased significantly after pneumonia recovery. CONCLUSIONS: During the course of pneumonia, children had transient decrease in serum levels of vitamin A, an epiphenomenon of the acute phase response.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia
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Vitamina A
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Deficiência de Vitamina A
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Reação de Fase Aguda
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Recuperação de Função Fisiológica
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Revista:
J Pediatr (Rio J)
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil