McClain C J
J Am Coll Nutr. 1985;4(1):49-64. doi: 10.1080/07315724.1985.10720066.
Zinc deficiency may complicate many gastrointestinal malabsorptive states. Zinc deficiency may manifest itself in a myriad of ways, ranging from skin lesions to immune dysfunction. This paper reports many of the ways in which zinc deficiency may appear in malabsorption syndromes and possible mechanisms for the development of this zinc deficiency.
