Plasma zinc levels in children with chronic diarrhoea.
We measured the plasma zinc concentration in a group of children with chronic diarrhoea. Fifteen patients with untreated coeliac disease had a mean plasma zinc level significantly lower than that of healthy children (69 micrograms/dl vs 96 micrograms/dl). In patients with chronic post-enteritic diarrhoea (n = 70) the mean plasma zinc level was in the normal range (100 micrograms/dl). The latter result suggests that our country a secondary zinc deficiency is not a feature of chronic post-enteritic diarrhoea.
D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000097:blood; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D004751:Enteritis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
D015032:Zinc