Abstract
25g of skimmed milk were given every day to 19 children with nutritional dystrophy. Estimation of riboflavin in their blood was made before, on the 36th and the 93rd day after the beginning of administration of the milk. A gradual increase in riboflavin of blood was found in 10 cases, 7 of which showed an improvement of ariboflavinotic signs. Another 9 cases showed temporary drops in riboflavin level of blood on the 36th day of the administration. In 3 of these 9 cases an exacerbation of ariboflavinotic sings was noticed. The temporary decrease in the riboflavin content of blood during the administration of the skimmed milk might be attributed to a simultaneous decrease in the red cell count, which was probably resulted from more rapid increase of plasma volume than red cell formation.
