Open AccessParadise Nut Paradox: Alopecia Due to Selenosis from a Nutritional Therapy
Author(s) -
Subramanian Senthilkumaran,
N Balamurugan,
Rais Vohra,
Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7753.111206
Subject(s) - micronutrient , ingestion , nut , dietary therapy , selenium , medicine , dermatology , pathology , chemistry , structural engineering , organic chemistry , engineering
Selenium is a micronutrient. It presents a nutritional conundrum because of its twin status as an essential as well as a highly toxic trace element. Here, we report a case of acute non-intentional selenium toxicity due to increased ingestion of "paradise nuts" (Lecythis ollaria) which resulted in massive alopecia.