What's the difference between xerophthalmia and xerophthalmus?
Xerophthalmia
Definition:
(n.) An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long-continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva.
Example Sentences:
(1) We measured parasitemia, mortality, serum retinol, liver retinol, spleen weight, and degree of xerophthalmia in vitamin A-deficient rats (A-), pair-fed control rats (A+PF), and ad libitum-fed control rats (A+AL) infected with Plasmodium berghei, a rodent malarial parasite.
(2) Vitamin supplements, especially A, reverse defects associated with xerophthalmia.
(3) Since measles and xerophthalmia have frequently been associated, vitamin A supplementation for measles patients is recommended particularly for malnourished children.
(4) We describe our technique and experience in the prevention of xerophthalmia by organising a distinct entity called a xerophthalmia clinic in our eye camps.
(5) In conclusion, 17 of 23 children with persistent diarrhea had abnormal CIC results, significantly low serum retinol levels, and significantly high RDR results, although they had not yet manifested xerophthalmia.
(6) This ultimately produced nyctalopia, xerophthalmia and keratomalacia with bilateral corneal perforation.
(7) Xerophthalmia is a common complication of vitamin A deficiency in communities where malnutrition is found.
(8) Twenty two cases were studied for early detection of Xerophthalmia by impression cytology and Rose Bengal staining.
(9) All corneal cases in the study were accompanied by diarrhea and malnutrition, indicating xerophthalmia to be symptomatic of the whole spectrum of malnutrition.
(10) Xerostomia and xerophthalmia are common and potentially serious local side effects of radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.
(11) Risk of xerophthalmia was significantly higher for children from households without any of the indicators of relative wealth used.
(12) Village clustering of xerophthalmia would necessitate a twofold increase in sample size.
(13) A cross-sectional population based study was done to provide information on the extent to which xerophthalmia and trachoma contribute to blindness in the valley population.
(14) The case is described of a 36 years old woman with bilateral xerophthalmia secondary to his diet.
(15) 33 patients with scleroderma, xerostomia and xerophthalmia underwent biopsy of 3 to 5 labial salivary glands.
(16) The concentrations of retinol and of beta-carotene were measured in 742 children, including those with xerophthalmia and every twentieth of the remaining children.
(17) We describe a 67-year-old woman who had aspiration pneumonitis characterized by a nodular infiltrate in the right middle lobe of the lung and nocturnal coughing after beginning topical application of an ointment (Lacri-Lube) for treatment of xerophthalmia.
(18) Evaluation included a specific questionnaire for subjective xerophthalmia and xerostomia, slit-lamp eye examination after rose Bengal staining.
(19) It is suggested that xerophthalmia screening be made an essential component of routine medical check-up in schools with XN (night blindness with or without conjunctival xerosis) and XIB (Bitot's spots) used as criterion for screening to effectuate early detection and treatment of xerophthalmia.
(20) Xerophthalmia is no longer seen in Europe since the 19th century.