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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2008

A severely traumatized patient who has been receiving prolonged parenteral alimentation develops diarrhea, mental depression, alopecia and perioral and periorbital dermatitis. Administration of which of the following trace elements is most likely to reverse these complications?

Answer options

  1. Selenium
  2. Zinc
  3. Copper
  4. Silicon
  5. Iodine
Correct answer

Zinc

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