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7226733

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-7-9
pubmed:abstractText
Two cases of selenium ingestion in children are described; one child with severe cystic fibrosis died. Both children had cystic fibrosis and both had low serum chloride in association with selenium usage. Neither child was exposed to excessive heat or cold weather, factors known to salt-deplete children were cystic fibrosis, although one child was dehydrated during a summer month on initial presentation. One child had protein-calorie malnutrition, a condition known to enhance selenium toxicity in animals. We conclude that selenium is a potential hazard in its use as a health food fad for children with cystic fibrosis and in overdose ingestions. Thus selenium supplementation may have contributed to the morbidity and mortality reported here.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0009-9309
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
211-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Selenium: childhood poisoning and cystic fibrosis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports