Open AccessAcute Selenium Toxicity Associated With a Dietary Supplement
Author(s) -
Jennifer MacFarquhar,
Danielle L. Broussard,
Paul Melstrom,
Richard W. Hutchinson,
Amy Wolkin,
Colleen Martin,
Raymond F. Burk,
John R. Dunn,
A Green,
Roberta M. Hammond,
William Schaffner,
Timothy F. Jones
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.495
Subject(s) - selenium , nausea , medicine , toxicity , hair loss , outbreak , dietary reference intake , dietary supplement , toxicology , physiology , food science , chemistry , biology , dermatology , pathology , organic chemistry , nutrient
Selenium is an element necessary for normal cellular function, but it can have toxic effects at high doses. We investigated an outbreak of acute selenium poisoning.
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