Hypocupremia in a major burn.
Trace element deficiency in burns is an area which apparently has not been investigated. We recently encountered a severely burned patient with profound copper depletion. Neuropsychiatric symptoms and delayed healing may have been secondary to this deficiency. Further study is needed to clearly delineate the role of acquired copper deficiency in recovering burned patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D002056:Burns / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
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