Synonym(s)
Microelement deficiency
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Deficiency of minerals occurring in the human organism, which, with the exception of iron, are present in mass fractions of less than 50 mg/kg bw. Minerals that occur in concentrations of less than 1 µg/kg bw are also called ultra-trace elements. Depending on the deficiency situation, a lack of essential trace elements can cause severe disease symptoms in the organism.
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From dermatological point of view the following essential trace elements are important:
- Iron deficiency(iron deficiency anemia):
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Iodine/iodine deficiency:
- Hypothoreosis with associated clinical manifestations.
- Copper (utilization disorders):
- Zinc:
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
The causes of a deficiency situation can be:
- increased excretion, for example through sweating or diarrhoea
- Parenteral nutrition
- Metabolic diseases
- Regional conditions
- eating habits.
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Effluvium chronic telogenes; Ehlers-danlos syndrome; Glossary; Iodine; Koilonychie; Menkes syndrome; Onychorrhexis; Plummer-vinson syndrome; Zinc; Zinc deficiency dermatoses;Disclaimer
Please ask your physician for a reliable diagnosis. This website is only meant as a reference.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer