Chronic zinc toxicity in an infant who received zinc therapy for atopic dermatitis

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1333-1335

  Sugiura, Tokio ^a   Goto, Kenji ^a   Ito, Kouichi ^a   Ueta, Akihito ^a   Fujimoto, Shinji ^a   Togari, Hajime ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Developmental delay; Hyperzincaemia; Hypocupraemia; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; ZINC;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CERULOPLASMIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COPPER; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; GLUCONATES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC;

EID: 27144438690     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250510027354     Document Type: Article

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