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Fifty-one children with keratomalacia were studied. All of them gave a history of diarrhoea, the number of loose motions being 6–12 daily. There was associated vitamin B complex and protein deficiency as well.
The stool examination revealed abnormalities in 43 (84.3%) cases including helminthtic infestations by round worm, giardia, hook worm andEntamoeba histolytica singly or in combination in 33 (60.8%) cases. The average duration of diarrhoea was less amongst cases with helminthic infestation (3.9 months) than amongst cases without parasites (6.1 months).
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Mukherjee, S.K., Barat, D.R. Keratomalacia and intestinal helminthiasis. Indian J Pediatr 39, 194–198 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02796431
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