Keshan disease

Keshan disease
Condition caused by deficiency of the essential mineral selenium. Keshan disease is a potentially fatal form of cardiomyopathy (disease of the heart muscle). It was first observed in Keshan province in China and since has been found elsewhere (including New Zealand and Finland) in areas where the selenium level in the soil is low.

* * *

a fatal, congestive cardiomyopathy caused by deficiency of essential trace elements in the diet; it primarily affects children and women of childbearing age and occurs in areas with low soil trace elements, such as parts of China, New Zealand, and Finland.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Keshan disease — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 11941 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|269.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Keshan disease is a congestive cardiomyopathy caused by dietary deficiency in the mineral …   Wikipedia

  • Keshan-Krankheit — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 E59 Alimentärer Selenmangel Keshan Krankheit …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Disease, Keshan — Condition caused by deficiency of the essential mineral selenium. Keshan disease is a potentially fatal form of cardiomyopathy (disease of the heart muscle). It was first observed in Keshan province in China and since has been found elsewhere… …   Medical dictionary

  • geography of disease — There are certain diseases in China that show unique environmental characteristics. This particular focus is part of medical geography which studies the spatial variation of health and disease in any population and which searches for explanations …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

  • Kashin-Beck disease — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Patient diagnosed with Kashin Beck Disease DiseasesDB = 30038 ICD10 = ICD10|M|12|1|m|05 ICD9 = ICD9|716.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = The Kashin Beck disease… …   Wikipedia

  • Selenarmut — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 E59 Alimentärer Selenmangel E64.8 Folgen sonstiger alimentärer Mangelzustände …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Selenmangel — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 E59 Alimentärer Selenmangel E64.8 Folgen sonstiger alimentärer Mangelzustände …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kesterson Reservoir — The Kesterson Reservoir is the name of a former unit of the Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge which is part of the current San Luis National Wildlife Refuge. The site gained national attention during the later half of the 20th century due to… …   Wikipedia

  • Selenium deficiency — is relatively rare in healthy well nourished individuals. It can occur in patients with severely compromised intestinal function, those undergoing total parenteral nutrition, and also [ [http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/71/2/590 Effect of… …   Wikipedia

  • Nutrition disorder — Classification and external resources MeSH D009748 Nutritional diseases are diseases in humans that are directly or indirectly caused by a lack of essential nutrients in the diet. Nutritional diseases are commonly associated with chronic malnutri …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”