Keshan disease
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| Keshan disease | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | E59. |
| ICD-9 | 269.3 |
| DiseasesDB | 11941 |
Keshan disease is a congestive cardiomyopathy caused by dietary deficiency of selenium, named after Keshan County, where symptoms were first noted. These symptoms were later found prevalent in a wide belt extending from northeast to southwest China, all due to selenium-deficient soil. The disease peaked in 1960-1970, claiming thousands of lives.
Often fatal, the disease afflicts children and women of child bearing age, characterized by Heart failure and Pulmonary edema. Over decades, Supplementation with selenium reduced this affliction.
It has previously been linked to the coxsackie B virus.[1][2]
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