Transient Zinc Deficiency in a Full-Term Breast-Fed Infant of Normal Birth Weight |
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| Authors: | AME ByeFRACP A Goodfellow MRCP DJ Atherton MRCP |
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| Institution: | Department of Dermatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, London;Department of Dermatology, Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot, Berkshire, Great Britain |
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| Abstract: | A full-term male infant was seen at age 5 months with symptomatic zinc deficiency. He was breast fed and the mother's milk zinc levels were low. The infant responded to oral zinc supplements and has continued to be asymptomatic for 12 months after their withdrawal. This is the first report of transient zinc deficiency in an otherwise healthy, breast-fed, full-term infant of normal birth weight. |
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