What are the complications of copper deficiency syndrome in children?

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Marfan's syndrome is also known as congenital mesodermal dysplasia, Marchesani's syndrome, spider's sign and slender limbs. It is characterized by dystrophy of surrounding connective tissue, bone abnormalities, inner eye diseases and cardiovascular abnormalities. It is a hereditary disease with connective tissue as the basic defect. What are the complications of copper deficiency syndrome in children? Let's talk about it

What are the complications of copper deficiency syndrome in children?

Cardiovascular diseases are most likely complicated with idiopathic aortic dilatation, aortic stenosis, aortic dissection aneurysm and mitral valve abnormalities. Ocular diseases can be complicated with lens dislocation or subluxation, high myopia, glaucoma, retinal detachment, iritis, etc.

Nervous system disease can be complicated with subarachnoid hemorrhage and internal carotid artery aneurysm, seizures. In addition, patients with Marfan syndrome may also have spina bifida, spinal myelocele and syringomyelia.

Prevention and control of copper deficiency is the most basic key point. We all know that breast-feeding is the best holy product for children, so in this regard, breast-feeding should be carried out as far as possible to give children the best copper supply to prevent the aggravation of the disease. Because the child's development is not perfect, low immunity, so before the treatment of the disease to prevent and treat children's intestinal diseases.

matters needing attention

1. Reasonable feeding, promote breast feeding. 2. To prevent and treat copper deficiency, we should give 2.5mg copper sulfate per day, 30-50 mg copper per day for immature infants and gastrointestinal loss µ g/kg。 For children with parenteral nutrition, 20-30% copper was added into intravenous infusion every day µ 1-0.15 mg / kg, which can prevent copper deficiency.