Hair loss in long-term or home parenteral nutrition: Are micronutrient deficiencies to blame?

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 690-697

  Daniells, Suzie ^a   Hardy, Gil ^b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

biotin; hair loss; iron; parenteral nutrition; selenium; zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; FERRITIN; IRON; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ALOPECIA AREATA; ANEMIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CELIAC DISEASE; DRY SKIN; ENTERITIS; ERYTHEMA; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY; FATIGUE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; REVIEW; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ALOPECIA; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, HOME; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; TIME;

EID: 78149281598     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e32833ece02     Document Type: Review

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