Zinkmangel als Ursache eines „Dekubitus“ beim Frühgeborenen?
Maike Thayssen, Kai Lehmberg, Sofia Apostolidou, Dominique Singer · Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie · 2019 · Heft 06 · S. 369-372
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Zusammenfassung
Abstract Preterm neonates are at increased risk of zinc deficiency because the hepatic zinc stores are not adequately filled, due to the lacking intrauterine maturation. Here we report on a eutrophic preterm girl, born after 25+5 weeks of gestation, who from her 14th day of life exhibited a perineal and perianal “decubital ulcer”. Multiple attempts to treat the lesions locally were unsuccessful. As blood samples revealed a low serum zinc level, a replacement therapy was initiated. After a few days, the skin lesions started healing, and 3 weeks later, they were completely gone. In spite of regular feeding with pr…
