Severe selenium deficiency secondary to chylous loss.
Selenium deficiency is observed in patients with poor intake. We report the first case of a child with lymphangiomatosis who presented a myopathy associated with severe cardiomyopathy secondary to selenium deficiency due to selenium loss in chylous fluid.
de Berranger
Eva
E
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Lille, France.
Colinet
Stéphanie
S
Michaud
Laurent
L
Cremer
Robin
R
Fourrier
Catherine
C
Brévière
George Marie
GM
Turck
Dominique
D
Gottrand
Frédéric
F
D002648:Child; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000150:complications; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005402:Fistula; D006801:Humans; D045823:Ileus / Q000150:complications; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D012611:Scrotum; D012643:Selenium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000172:deficiency*; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary
D012643:Selenium