Acrodermatitis due to zinc deficiency after combined vertical gastroplasty with jejunoileal bypass: case report

CONTEXT: Nutritional complications may occur after bariatric surgery, due to restriction of food intake and impaired digestion or absorption of nutrients. CASE REPORT: After undergoing vertical gastroplasty and jejunoileal bypass, a female patient presented marked weight loss and protein deficiency....

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Main Authors: Selma Freire de Carvalho Cunha, Gilson Antônio Pereira Gonçalves, Julio Sérgio Marchini, Ana Maria Ferreira Roselino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802012000500010&lng=en&tlng=en