High Frequency of Symptomatic Zinc Deficiency in Infants in Northern Ethiopia

• Những tác giả chính: Federica Dassoni (Tác giả), Zerihun Abebe (Tác giả), Federica Ricceri (Tác giả), Aldo Morrone (Tác giả), Cristiana Albertin (Tác giả), Bernard Naafs (Tác giả)
• Định dạng: Sách
• Được phát hành: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Những chủ đề: 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...