High Frequency of Symptomatic Zinc Deficiency in Infants in Northern Ethiopia

• मुख्य लेखकों: Federica Dassoni (लेखक), Zerihun Abebe (लेखक), Federica Ricceri (लेखक), Aldo Morrone (लेखक), Cristiana Albertin (लेखक), Bernard Naafs (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: 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...