Symptomatic zinc deficiency in a full-term breast-fed infant

Dermatology Online Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Murthy, Sambasiviah C ^a,b   Udagani, Malleshappa M ^a,b   Badakali, Ashok V ^a,b   Yelameli, Bhuvaneshwari C ^a,b  

^a Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

^b S N Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN SLC30A2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; ZINC TRANSPORTER; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; SLC30A2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPOZINCEMIA TYPE II; INFANT; IRRITABILITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SKIN EXAMINATION; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY; ACRODERMATITIS; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; WEANING;

ACRODERMATITIS; BREAST FEEDING; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MILK, HUMAN; WEANING; ZINC;

EID: 77956644485     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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