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Sun Y, Jin Z, Zhang J, Wu H, Li X, Zhao L, Peng W. Association Between Copper Intake and Migraine: a National Cross-sectional Study. Biol Trace Elem Res 2023:10.1007/s12011-023-04027-x. [PMID: 38123763 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-023-04027-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
Migraine is a common clinical neurological disorder that adversely affects humans and society. The relationship between copper intake and migraine has been less studied and controversial. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between copper intake and migraine and to guide dietary interventions. The data for this study were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database from 1999 to 2004, involving a total of 12,724 participants. The relationship between copper intake and migraine was examined using weighted multivariate logistic regression models, and smooth-fit curves were plotted to explore the relationship. After non-linear relationships were found, recursive algorithms and two-stage linear regression models were used to calculate inflection points. Stratified analyses were also performed to explore population differences. In the model corrected for all covariates, the OR (95% CI) of copper intake with migraine was 1.19 (0.97, 1.46), which was not statistically significant. However, the results of the linear trend test suggested that their relationship might be non-linear. Smooth-fit curves confirmed the non-linear relationship between copper intake and migraine, and an inflection point (0.98 mg/day) was identified. There was no statistical significance before the inflection point, but after the inflection point, copper intake was positively associated with migraine attacks. Stratified analyses showed that this non-linear relationship persisted in females, people under 45 years old, and people with BMI less than 30. In this large cross-sectional study, we found a non-linear correlation between copper intake and migraine.
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- Yiyan Sun
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- The First Clinical School of Shandong, University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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Peña I, Sarmiento J, Porras C, Cediel X, Camargo A. Myelopathy due to copper deficiency: A case series and review of the literature. BIOMEDICA : REVISTA DEL INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD 2023; 43:171-180. [PMID: 37433165 PMCID: PMC10503487 DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.6687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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Copper deficiency can present as myelopathy by the manifestation of sensory ataxia, secondary to demyelination of the posterior cords of the spinal cord, accompanied by cytopenia, mainly anemia, and leukopenia. Case series study of three patients with myelopathy due to copper deficiency, diagnosed and managed from 2020 to 2022 in a highly complex university hospital in Colombia. Regarding gender, two cases were female patients. The age range was between 57 and 68 years. In all three cases serum copper levels were decreased, and in two of these, different causes of myelopathy affecting the posterior cords of the spinal cord were ruled out, such as vitamin B12, vitamin E and folic acid deficiency, tabes dorsalis, myelopathy due to human immunodeficiency virus, multiple sclerosis and infection by the human lymphotropic virus type I and II, among others. However, at the moment of the myelopathy diagnosis, one patient had vitamin B12 deficiency associated with copper insufficiency. All three cases presented sensory ataxia, and in two, paraparesis was the initial motor deficit. The diagnostic approach must include copper levels assessment in every case of patients with chronic gastrointestinal pathology, chronic diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or significant reduction in dietary intake; and the development of neurological symptoms that may suggest cord involvement. It has been reported that a delay in diagnosis can lead to poor neurological outcomes.
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- Iván Peña
- Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander (FOSCAL), Bucaramanga, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
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- Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander (FOSCAL), Bucaramanga, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
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- Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander (FOSCAL), Bucaramanga, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
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- Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander (FOSCAL), Bucaramanga, Colombia.
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- Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander (FOSCAL), Bucaramanga, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
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Mandli S. Copper Deficiency Anemia Due to Low-Calorie, Blended Enteral Diet: Case Report. J Acad Nutr Diet 2023; 123:515-519. [PMID: 36089206 DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2022.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Copper deficiency is an uncommon cause of hematologic abnormalities in children that is often overlooked or misdiagnosed. When found, specific recommendations on dose, duration, or frequency of copper repletion are lacking in the current literature. This report describes the case of a 4-year-old boy who presented to a university medical center in the midwestern United States with persistent macrocytic anemia found to be caused by copper deficiency secondary to a low-calorie, blended enteral diet. Intravenous copper supplementation was initiated at 40 μg/kg/d for a total of 6 days, followed by enteral supplementation of 2 mg cupric oxide. This repletion regimen ultimately improved the patient's copper deficiency and resolved anemia within 1 month.
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The contemporaneous epidemic of chronic, copper deficiency. J Nutr Sci 2022; 11:e89. [PMID: 36304823 PMCID: PMC9554529 DOI: 10.1017/jns.2022.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The classical deficiency diseases have nearly disappeared from the industrialised world and are thought to be found largely in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. More than 80 collected medical articles, mostly from Europe and North America, describe more than 9000 people with low concentrations of copper in organs or tissues or impaired metabolic pathways dependent on copper. More than a dozen articles reveal improved anatomy, chemistry or physiology in more than 1000 patients from supplements containing copper. These criteria are diagnostic of deficiency according to The Oxford Textbook of Medicine. Alzheimer's disease, ischaemic heart disease and osteoporosis receive major emphasis here. However, impaired vision, myelodysplastic syndrome and peripheral neuropathy are mentioned. Copper deficiency probably causes some common, contemporaneous diseases. Advice is provided about opportunities for research. Seemingly authoritative statements concerning the rarity of nutritional deficiency in developed countries are wrong.
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Ito H, Ogawa Y, Shimojo N, Kawano S. Copper and zinc deficiency in an alcoholic patient: a case report of a therapeutic dilemma. J Addict Dis 2022; 40:583-587. [PMID: 35332856 DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2022.2030639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Copper deficiency often manifests with anemia and ataxia. The risk factors associated with the deficiency include gastrointestinal surgery, excessive zinc supplementation, and malabsorptive conditions. Little is known about the relationship between copper deficiency and alcohol consumption. Here we report a case of copper deficiency in a patient with alcohol use disorder who also had zinc deficiency, thereby posing a therapeutic dilemma because copper and zinc are competitively absorbed into the small intestine. Early recognition of copper deficiency is essential when treating zinc deficiency in such patients.
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- Hiroshi Ito
- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Klevay LM. Copper deficiency, heart disease and homocysteine thiolactone. J Intern Med 2021; 290:227-228. [PMID: 32367537 DOI: 10.1111/joim.13076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Leslie M Klevay
- Emeritus of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
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Neurologic Manifestations of Systemic Disease: Peripheral Nervous System. Curr Treat Options Neurol 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11940-020-00631-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Arnold AJ, Tkach A, Wile DJ. Copper deficiency myeloneuropathy in a patient with previous bariatric surgery. CMAJ 2020; 191:E866. [PMID: 31387958 DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.190168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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- Alexander J Arnold
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences and The Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Arnold), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Southern Medical Program (Tkach, Wile), The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences and The Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Arnold), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Southern Medical Program (Tkach, Wile), The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences and The Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Arnold), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Southern Medical Program (Tkach, Wile), The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC
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Klevay LM. Calcium can delay age-related macular degeneration via enhanced copper metabolism. Med Hypotheses 2020; 135:109467. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2019.109467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gwathmey KG, Grogan J. Nutritional neuropathies. Muscle Nerve 2019; 62:13-29. [PMID: 31837157 DOI: 10.1002/mus.26783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Neuropathies associated with nutritional deficiencies are routinely encountered by the practicing neurologist. Although these neuropathies assume different patterns, most are length-dependent, sensory axonopathies. Cobalamin deficiency neuropathy is the exception, often presenting with a non-length-dependent sensory neuropathy. Patients with cobalamin and copper deficiency neuropathy characteristically have concomitant myelopathy, whereas vitamin E deficiency is uniquely associated with a spinocerebellar syndrome. In contrast to those nutrients for which deficiencies produce neuropathies, pyridoxine toxicity results in a non-length-dependent sensory neuronopathy. Deficiencies occur in the context of malnutrition, malabsorption, increased nutrient loss (such as with dialysis), autoimmune conditions such as pernicious anemia, and with certain drugs that inhibit nutrient absorption. When promptly identified, therapeutic nutrient supplementation may result in stabilization or improvement of these neuropathies.
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Bariatric surgeries are considered the only effective way of weight loss therapy in morbidly obese patients, i.e. body mass index ≥ 35. However, micronutrient deficiencies and malnutrition are common after most bariatric procedures and thus, pre- and postoperative nutritional assessment and corrections are advised. The present review is presented in an effort to describe in some detail about prevalence, and mechanisms of macro- and micronutrient deficiencies in obese and post-bariatric surgery individuals. We also aimed to summarize the data on screening and supplementation of macro- and micronutrients before and after bariatric surgeries.
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- Sonmoon Mohapatra
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saint Peter's University Hospital - Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Peter's University Hospital - Rutgers Robert Wood, Johnson School of Medicine, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, Saint Peter's University Hospital - Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.
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DiBaise M, Tarleton SM. Hair, Nails, and Skin: Differentiating Cutaneous Manifestations of Micronutrient Deficiency. Nutr Clin Pract 2019; 34:490-503. [DOI: 10.1002/ncp.10321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Neely CLC, Lippi SLP, Lanzirotti A, Flinn JM. Localization of Free and Bound Metal Species through X-Ray Synchrotron Fluorescence Microscopy in the Rodent Brain and Their Relation to Behavior. Brain Sci 2019; 9:brainsci9040074. [PMID: 30925761 PMCID: PMC6523809 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci9040074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 03/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Biometals in the brain, such as zinc, copper, and iron, are often discussed in cases of neurological disorders; however, these metals also have important regulatory functions and mediate cell signaling and plasticity. With the use of synchrotron X-ray fluorescence, our lab localized total, both bound and free, levels of zinc, copper, and iron in a cross section of one hemisphere of a rat brain, which also showed differing metal distributions in different regions within the hippocampus, the site in the brain known to be crucial for certain types of memory. This review discusses the several roles of these metals in brain regions with an emphasis on hippocampal cell signaling, based on spatial mapping obtained from X-ray fluorescence microscopy. We also discuss the localization of these metals and emphasize different cell types and receptors in regions with metal accumulation, as well as the potential relationship between this physiology and behavior.
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- Caroline L C Neely
- Department of Psychology, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
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- Department of Psychology & Sociology, Angelo State University, 2601 W. Avenue N, ASU Station #10907, San Angelo, TX 76909, USA.
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, University of Chicago, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
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Bowley MP, David WS, Cho TA, Dighe AS. Case 35-2017. A 57-Year-Old Woman with Hypoesthesia and Weakness in the Legs and Arms. N Engl J Med 2017; 377:1977-1984. [PMID: 29141163 DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1710564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Michael P Bowley
- From the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurology (M.P.B., W.S.D., T.A.C.) and Pathology (A.S.D.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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Jacobson AE, Kahwash SB, Chawla A. Refractory cytopenias secondary to copper deficiency in children receiving exclusive jejunal nutrition. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2017; 64. [PMID: 28475294 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Copper deficiency is a known cause of anemia and neutropenia that is easily remedied with copper supplementation. Copper is primarily absorbed in the stomach and proximal duodenum, so patients receiving enteral nutrition via methods that bypass this critical region may be at increased risk for copper deficiency. In pediatrics, postpyloric enteral feeding is increasingly utilized to overcome problems related to aspiration, severe reflux, poor gastric motility, and gastric outlet obstruction. However, little is known about the prevalence of copper deficiency in this population. We describe three pediatric patients receiving exclusive jejunal feeds who developed cytopenias secondary to copper deficiency.
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- Amanda E Jacobson
- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.,Department of Pediatrics, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.,Department of Pathology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.,Department of Pediatrics, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Wazir SM, Ghobrial I. Copper deficiency, a new triad: anemia, leucopenia, and myeloneuropathy. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect 2017; 7:265-268. [PMID: 29046759 PMCID: PMC5637704 DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2017.1351289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Clinical copper deficiency is now more frequently recognized. Hematologically, it can present as anemia (microcytic, normocytic, or macrocytic) and neutropenia. Thrombocytopenia is relatively rare. Neurologically, it can manifest as myelopathy and peripheral neuropathy simulating subacute combined degeneration. Bone marrow findings can mimic myelodysplasia resulting in occasional inappropriate referral for bone marrow transplantation. Other conditions with similar presentations include infections, drug toxicity, autoimmunity, B12 deficiency, folate deficiency, myelodysplastic syndrome, aplastic anemia, and lymphoma with bone marrow involvement. Hematological, but not neurological, manifestations respond promptly to copper replacement, making early diagnosis essential for good outcome. Common risk factors for copper deficiency are foregut surgery, dietary deficiency, enteropathies with malabsorption, and prolonged intravenous nutrition (total parenteral nutrition). We present a unique case of copper deficiency, with no apparent known risk factors.
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- Shoaib M Wazir
- Department of Internal Medicine, UPMC Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- UPMC McKeesport Hospital, Department of Medicine, McKeesport, PA, USA
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King D, Siau K, Senthil L, Kane KF, Cooper SC. Copper Deficiency Myelopathy After Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery. Nutr Clin Pract 2017; 33:515-519. [DOI: 10.1177/0884533617713955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Dominic King
- University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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