Zinc deficiency
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| Zinc deficiency Classification and external resources | |
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| Zinc | |
| ICD-10 | E60. |
| ICD-9 | 269.3 |
| DiseasesDB | 14272 |
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Zinc deficiency is a condition where insufficient Zinc is available for metabolic needs.
It is usually nutritional, but can also be associated with malabsorption, or acrodermatitis enteropathica.[1]
References
- ↑ 886046736 at GPnotebook
zinc is essential trace element for growth and development.
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Nutritional pathology (E40-68, 260-269) | |
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| Malnutrition | Kwashiorkor - Marasmus - Catabolysis |
| Avitaminosis | B vitamins: B1: Beriberi/Wernicke's encephalopathy, B2: Ariboflavinosis, B3: Pellagra, B6: Pyridoxine deficiency, B7: Biotin deficiency, B9: Folate deficiency, B12: Vitamin B12 deficiency other vitamins: A: Vitamin A deficiency/Bitot's spots, C: Scurvy, D: Rickets/Osteomalacia |
| Mineral deficiency | Zinc deficiency - Iron deficiency - Magnesium deficiency - Chromium deficiency |
| Hyperalimentation | Obesity - Vitamin poisoning (Hypervitaminosis A, Hypervitaminosis D, Hypervitaminosis E) |
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
