High Frequency of Symptomatic Zinc Deficiency in Infants in Northern Ethiopia

• প্রধান লেখক: Federica Dassoni (লেখক), Zerihun Abebe (লেখক), Federica Ricceri (লেখক), Aldo Morrone (লেখক), Cristiana Albertin (লেখক), Bernard Naafs (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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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...