Fan A M, Kizer K W
Pesticide, Food, and Water Toxicology Unit, California Department of Health Services, Berkeley 94704.
West J Med. 1990 Aug;153(2):160-7.
Despite the recent findings of environmental contamination, selenium toxicosis in humans is exceedingly rare in the United States, with the few known cases resulting from industrial accidents and an episode involving the ingestion of superpotent selenium supplements. Chronic selenosis is essentially unheard of in this country because of the typical diversity of the American diet. Nonetheless, because of the growing public interest in selenium as a dietary supplement and the occurrence of environmental selenium contamination, medical practitioners should be familiar with the nutritional, toxicologic, and clinical aspects of this trace element.
尽管最近有环境污染的相关发现，但在美国，人类硒中毒极为罕见，已知的少数病例是由工业事故以及一起涉及摄入超强效硒补充剂的事件导致的。由于美国饮食的典型多样性，在该国基本闻不到慢性硒中毒的情况。尽管如此，鉴于公众对作为膳食补充剂的硒的兴趣日益浓厚以及环境硒污染的发生，医学从业者应该熟悉这种微量元素的营养、毒理学和临床方面的知识。
