Excessive oral zinc supplementation.
Study Design
- अध्ययन प्रकार
- Case Reports
- नमूना आकार
- 1
- जनसंख्या
- 17-year-old boy self-treating acne with excess zinc
- अवधि
- 26 weeks
- हस्तक्षेप
- Excessive oral zinc supplementation. Large daily doses of zinc supplements
- तुलनित्र
- None
- प्राथमिक परिणाम
- Zinc-induced copper deficiency
- प्रभाव की दिशा
- Negative
- पूर्वाग्रह का जोखिम
- High
Abstract
The use of megadoses of vitamin and mineral supplements has become common. The authors describe a 17-year-old boy who presented with fatigue after taking large daily doses of zinc supplements for 6 to 7 months in an attempt to treat his acne. A zinc-induced hypocupremia developed, causing anemia, leukopenia, and neutropenia. Anemia and neutropenia resolved 6 months after he stopped taking the zinc. Excessive zinc intake can have toxic effects, and questions about patients' use of vitamin and mineral supplements should be asked when medication histories are taken.
संक्षेप में
A 17-year-old boy who presented with fatigue after taking large daily doses of zinc supplements for 6 to 7 months in an attempt to treat his acne was described, causing anemia, leukopenia, and neutropenia.
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