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6777423

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-2-24
pubmed:abstractText
Seven patients developed severe zinc deficiency with acrodermatitis during hyperalimentation. Several of them had other problems such as diarrhea, poor wound healing and mental changes, which may also have been related to zinc deficiency. Three patients were on hyperalimentation for 2 weeks or less when skin lesions first developed, and most patients were receiving regular infusions of plasma. All patients responded to enteral administration of zinc. We conclude that: 1) severe zinc deficiency with acrodermatitis is not a rare complication of hyperalimentation; 2) even short-term hypralimentation may be complicated by severe zinc deficiency with acrodermatitis; 3) plasma is not an appropriate way to provide zinc supplementation; 4) if intravenous zinc preparations are not available, oral supplementation is usually effective; and 5) all patients undergoing hyperalimentation should receive zinc supplementation and have regular monitoring of their serum zinc level.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0192-0790
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
125-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Severe zinc deficiency presenting with acrodermatitis during hyperalimentation: diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Case Reports