SELENIUM DEFICIENCY

Question 1

What is  SELENIUM DEFICIENCY?

Accepted Answer

Protein energy malnutrition
Disease related malnutrition
Malnutrition is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. It is the direct cause of over 300,000 deaths annually and is indirectly responsible for about half of all deaths in children [Mueller O et al. 2005]
Keshan disease (KD) is an endemic cardiomyopathy. The etiology of KD is selenium deficiency [Zhou B et al. 2016]

Question 2

Gibt es eine deutsche Bezeichnung?

Accepted Answer

Selenmangel

Disease	SELENIUM DEFICIENCY
Synonym	KESHAN DISEASE
Gene locus
ICD	E59
Summary	Protein energy malnutrition Disease related malnutrition Malnutrition is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. It is the direct cause of over 300,000 deaths annually and is indirectly responsible for about half of all deaths in children [Mueller O et al. 2005] Keshan disease (KD) is an endemic cardiomyopathy. The etiology of KD is selenium deficiency [Zhou B et al. 2016]
Laboratory findings
Symptoms	cardiomyopathy cardiomyopathy, dilated onset, adolescent onset, childhood onset, infancy