Excessive Zinc Ingestion
- 19 September 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 264 (11) , 1441-1443
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1990.03450110087033
Abstract
Two patients with sideroblastic anemia secondary to zinc-induced copper deficiency absorbed excess zinc secondary to oral ingestion. The source of excess zinc was a zinc supplement in one case; in the other, ingested coins. In each case, the sideroblastic anemia was corrected promptly after removal of the source of excess zinc. These two cases emphasize the importance of recognizing this clinical entity, since the myelodysplastic features are completely reversible. (JAMA. 1990;264:1441-1443)Keywords
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