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.Search for more papers by this author, DARWIN M. SHORT, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, 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...