Serum Zinc Level and Its Correlation with Vesikari System Scoring in Acute Pediatric Diarrhea.
| Autor: | Eskander AE; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Sherif LS; Department of Child Health, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt., Nabih M; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Baroudy NRE; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Marcos GC; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Badawy EA; Department of Biochemistry, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt., Refay ASE; Department of Child Health, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences [Open Access Maced J Med Sci] 2017 Aug 12; Vol. 5 (5), pp. 677-680. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Aug 12 (Print Publication: 2017). |
| DOI: | 10.3889/oamjms.2017.097 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Diarrhea remains the most common infectious disease worldwide. Zinc has been studied extensively recently for its potential effect on prevention, control and treatment of acute diarrhoea. Aim: This study was designed to correlate the level of zinc with the severity of pediatric diarrhoea estimated by Vesikari Scoring System. Patients and Methods: The present study included 80 children aged two months to 30 months from those suffering from the acute diarrheal episode and admitted to Pediatric Hospital "Abo El Rish" Cairo University. Serum Zinc level was assessed by a colorimetric method with a spectrophotometer. Results: Zinc deficiency was detected in 45 (56.2%) patient of the studied group Significant negative correlations were found between serum zinc level and severity of dehydration and duration of hospitalization (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Zinc level has an essential role in acute pediatric diarrhoea. Zinc therapy should be considered beside Oral rehydration salts (ORS) to achieve maximum impact on diarrheal diseases; clinical trials are recommended to support the zinc supplementation in developing countries. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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