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. 1994 Mar;70(821):235–236. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.70.821.235

Selenium deficiency, reversible cardiomyopathy and short-term intravenous feeding.

J B Levy 1, H W Jones 1, A C Gordon 1
PMCID: PMC2397862  PMID: 8183763

Abstract

We report the case of a patient with Crohn's disease receiving short-term postoperative parenteral nutrition supplemented with trace elements who nevertheless became selenium deficient with evidence of a cardiomyopathy. This was fully reversible with oral selenium supplementation. Current parenteral feeding regimes may not contain enough selenium for malnourished patients.

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