Patel Girish K, Harding Keith G
Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
Int Wound J. 2004 Jun;1(2):150-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-4801.2004.00032.x.
Zinc deficiency, though uncommon, can occasionally present in current medical practice. A 4.5-year-old boy with previous gastrointestinal surgery presented with diarrhoea, disinterest and dermatitis affecting the face and perineum. The clinical diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of a low serum zinc level. Administration of parenteral zinc led to rapid improvement in diarrhoea, demeanor and dermatitis. Further surgery was then undertaken, surgery had been postponed until normalisation of zinc levels due the association between zinc deficiency and poor postoperative wound healing.
锌缺乏症虽不常见，但在当前医疗实践中偶尔会出现。一名曾接受过胃肠道手术的4.5岁男孩出现腹泻、兴趣缺乏以及面部和会阴部的皮炎。血清锌水平低证实了临床诊断。胃肠外补充锌后，腹泻、行为和皮炎迅速改善。随后进行了进一步的手术，由于锌缺乏与术后伤口愈合不良有关，手术被推迟到锌水平恢复正常。
