Early-onset copper deficiency following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Weight loss surgery can provide many health benefits to those suffering from morbid obesity. The surgery, however, is not without potential complications. This clinical observation describes a patient who experienced gait disturbances, lower extremity weakness, and neuropathy which led to a diagnosis of copper deficiency less than 2 years following a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Neurological symptoms were improved within 2 months of copper supplementation. The need to monitor patients for less common micronutrient deficiencies such as copper following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is reinforced by this case.
University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800673, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. kab5cb@virginia.edu
Kelly B
KB
O'Donnell
Mary
M
Simmons
D003300:Copper / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*
D003300:Copper