Zinc-Induced Copper Deficiency: Megamineral Sideroblastic Anemia
Authors: WILLIAM P. PATTERSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1985)

Brief Reports1 September 1985Zinc-Induced Copper Deficiency: Megamineral Sideroblastic AnemiaWILLIAM P. PATTERSON, M.D., MICHAEL WINKELMANN, B.A., MICHAEL C. PERRY, M.D.WILLIAM P. PATTERSON, M.D., MICHAEL WINKELMANN, B.A., MICHAEL C. PERRY, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-103-3-385 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe essential trace element zinc is necessary for growth and is involved in several physiologic functions. Zinc deficiency has been implicated in poor wound healing, immunologic impairment, hypogonadism, and growth failure (1). Because of these observations, food fadists and uninformed health-care providers have encouraged high daily doses of oral zinc to prevent or treat various illnesses. 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