Excessive oral zinc supplementation.
Study Design
- Тип исследования
- Case Reports
- Размер выборки
- 1
- Популяция
- 17-year-old boy self-treating acne with excess zinc
- Длительность
- 26 weeks
- Вмешательство
- Excessive oral zinc supplementation. Large daily doses of zinc supplements
- Препарат сравнения
- None
- Первичный исход
- Zinc-induced copper deficiency
- Направление эффекта
- Negative
- Риск систематической ошибки
- 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.
Кратко
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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