Health and Wellness - Dr Aishwarya Kelkar

  Internal bleeding is bleeding that occurs within your body. An injury that damages the outside of your body is easy to see. A cut or tear in your skin usually bleeds. You can see what’s hurt, and it’s easy to pinpoint what caused it. Internal bleeding isn’t as easy to see or diagnose. Bleeding internally is often the result of trauma or an injury. Less obvious causes can result in internal bleeding, too. These include gastritis, organ damage, or a bleeding disorder. In some cases, the bleeding may be a sign of a life-threatening condition. If you or someone you know suddenly develops the following symptoms, seek immediate medical attention. These could be symptoms of internal bleeding: dizziness severe weakness passing out low blood pressure acute visual problems numbness weakness on one side of the body severe headache severe abdominal pain shortness of breath chest pain nausea vomiting diarrhea ·          Yo

Xerophthalmia  is a condition of  early vitamin A deficiency  in which corne  keratinises, become  opaque and forms dry, scaly layers of cells. Affected cornea is  susceptible to infection. The  conjunctiva may keratinise and develop plaques known  as  Bitot’s spots.  In 1863 ,  Pierre Bitot , a French physician, first described these spots.  The eye lesions are primarily disease of the young and are a major cause of blindness in  developing countries. Although rates of xerophthalmia have fallen, the number of affected  children is still high. Vitamin A deficiency ·          The risk of vitamin A deficiency is small in children who are getting  vitamin A (retinol) or its precursors . Deficiency states are common in many developing countries and are often associated with global malnutrition. Barring impoverished populations, deficiency of vitamin A is rare in developed countries. Vitamin A deficiency may also be seen as a complication with various chronic disorders or diseases i