High Frequency of Symptomatic Zinc Deficiency in Infants in Northern Ethiopia

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Federica Dassoni (مؤلف), Zerihun Abebe (مؤلف), Federica Ricceri (مؤلف), Aldo Morrone (مؤلف), Cristiana Albertin (مؤلف), Bernard Naafs (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background. Zinc deficiency occurs in infants when its demand exceeds its supply. It presents with cutaneous signs which, in severe cases, are associated with diarrhea, alopecia, and irritability. Genetic and acquired forms of zinc deficiency have been reported and often overlap clinical features. M...