Medicine:Bitot's spots

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Bitot's spots
Other namesICD10 = E50.1
Typical location of Bitot's spots.jpg
Typical location of Bitot's spots

Bitot's spots are the buildup of keratin located superficially in the conjunctiva of human's eyes. They can be oval, triangular or irregular in shape. The spots are a sign of vitamin A deficiency and associated with drying of the cornea. In 1863, the French physician Pierre Bitot (1822–1888) first described these spots.[1] The spots may abate under replacement therapy.[2] In ancient Egypt, this was treated with animal liver, which is where vitamin A is stored.[3]

Causes

Major cause of Bitot's spot is vitamin A deficiency (VAD).[4] Rarely, pellagra due to deficiency of vitamin B3 (niacin) may also cause Bitot's spots.[5] can also be caused by Colestyramine , which is a bile acid sequestrant which can reduce the absorption of fat soluble vitamins (Vitamins A, D, E, K)

Treatment

VAD is commonly treated with oral vitamin A supplements.[6] Improvement of Bitot's spots is seen with high-dose vitamin A therapy.[7] Bitot's spots non-responsive to vitamin A therapy may be removed surgically.[8]

References

  1. Shukla, M; Behari, K (Jul 1979). "Congenital Bitot spots.". Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 27 (2): 63–4. PMID 541036. http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=1979;volume=27;issue=2;spage=63;epage=64;aulast=Shukla. 
  2. Ram, Jagat; Jinagal, Jitender (2018). "Bitot's Spots". New England Journal of Medicine 379 (9): 869. doi:10.1056/NEJMicm1715354. PMID 30157394. 
  3. Numitor, Gerd (February 2012). Bitot's Spots. Flu Press. ISBN 978-620-0-57824-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=3yq6tgAACAAJ. 
  4. Gilbert, Clare (2013). "The eye signs of vitamin A deficiency". Community Eye Health 26 (84): 66–67. ISSN 0953-6833. PMID 24782581. 
  5. Levine, Robert A.; Rabb, Maurice F. (1 November 1971). "Bitot's Spot Overlying a Pinguecula" (in en). Archives of Ophthalmology 86 (5): 525–528. doi:10.1001/archopht.1971.01000010527007. PMID 5315641. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/article-abstract/630394. 
  6. "Vitamin A Deficiency Treatment & Management: Medical Care, Consultations, Diet". 9 November 2019. https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/126004-treatment#:~:text=Treatment%20for%20subclinical%20VAD%20includes,%2D%20600%20mcg%20(2000%20IU). 
  7. "Management of Bitot's Spots" (in en). 1 December 2016. https://www.aao.org/eyenet/article/management-of-bitot-s-spots. 
  8. Themes, U. F. O. (11 September 2016). "Bitot's Spots". https://entokey.com/bitots-spots/#:~:text=For%20patients%20who%20are%20nonresponsive,remove%20these%20unsightly%20conjunctival%20spots.. 

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