Symptoms of zinc deficiency include diarrhea, mental status ch | Surgery videos & books

Symptoms of zinc deficiency include diarrhea, mental status changes, alopecia, and periorbital, perinasal, and perioral dermatitis. Persons who have cirrhosis, who are receiving steroids, who have excessive loss of GI secretions, or who are severely traumatized are at risk for zinc deficiency. Deficiency states resulting from inadequate ingestion of selenium, silicon, and tin have not been described. Deficiency of iodine produces hypothyroidism.