Copper deficiency caused by excessive alcohol consumption

Copper deficiency is a disease that causes cytopaenia and neuropathy and can be treated by copper supplementation. Long-term tube feeding, long-term total parenteral nutrition, intestinal resection and ingestion of zinc are known copper deficiency risk factors; however, alcohol abuse is not. In this...

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Published in:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Shibazaki, Shunichi, Uchiyama, Shuhei, Tsuda, Katsuji, Taniuchi, Norihide
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Findings That Shed New Light on the Possible Pathogenesis of a Disease or an Adverse Effect
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5747673/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28951428
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-220921
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