Severe Selenium Deficiency Secondary to Chylous Loss
Eva de Berranger MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Search for more papers by this authorStéphanie Colinet MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
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Laurent Michaud MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Correspondence: L. Michaud, Unité de Gastro-entérologie, Hépatologie et Nutrition, Clinique de Pédiatrie, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, 59037 Lille cedex, France. Electronic mail may be sent to [email protected].Search for more papers by this authorGeorge Marie Brévière MD
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics University Children's Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Lille, France
Search for more papers by this authorDominique Turck MD, PhD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Search for more papers by this authorFrédéric Gottrand MD, PhD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Search for more papers by this authorEva de Berranger MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Search for more papers by this authorStéphanie Colinet MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Laurent Michaud MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Correspondence: L. Michaud, Unité de Gastro-entérologie, Hépatologie et Nutrition, Clinique de Pédiatrie, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, 59037 Lille cedex, France. Electronic mail may be sent to [email protected].Search for more papers by this authorGeorge Marie Brévière MD
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics University Children's Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Lille, France
Search for more papers by this authorDominique Turck MD, PhD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Search for more papers by this authorFrédéric Gottrand MD, PhD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Selenium deficiency is observed in patients with poor intake. We report the first case of a child with lymphangiomatosis who presented a myopathy associated with severe cardiomyopathy secondary to selenium deficiency due to selenium loss in chylous fluid.
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