Symptomatisk zinkmangel hos et brysternæret spædbarn

Lone Hvid, Gitte Zachariassen, Karina Dyrvig Honoré, Anne Birgitte Simonsen

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Abstract

Nutrition containing zinc is of special practical importance in infants and children. Perinatal zinc deficiency manifestations include erosive dermatitis, alopecia, diarrhoea, central nervous system dysfunction and immune system deficiency. We present a case story of an ex-preterm, exclusively breast-fed infant who presented with irritability, clinical signs of infection, an atypical rash and signs of oral candidiasis. Blood tests showed low plasma levels of zinc and subsequent analysis showed reduced zinc levels in the breast milk.

Bidragets oversatte titelSymptomatic zinc deficiency in a breast-fed infant
OriginalsprogDansk
ArtikelnummerV03170215
TidsskriftUgeskrift for Læger
Vol/bind179
Udgave nummer2
Sider (fra-til)159-160
ISSN0041-5782
StatusUdgivet - 1. jan. 2018

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