Mineral deficiency

Mineral deficiency
Classification and external resources
Specialty	endocrinology
ICD-10	E58-E61
ICD-9-CM	269.3

Mineral deficiency is a lack of dietary minerals, the micronutrients that are needed for an organism's proper health.^[1] The cause may be a poor diet, impaired uptake of the minerals that are consumed or a dysfunction in the organism's use of the mineral after it is absorbed. These deficiencies can result in many disorders including anemia and goitre. Examples of mineral deficiency include, zinc deficiency, iron deficiency, and magnesium deficiency.

References

↑ "Introduction: Mineral Deficiency and Toxicity: Merck Manual Professional". Retrieved 2008-11-29.

Malnutrition or nutrition disorders (E40–E68, 260–269)

Malnutrition

Protein-energy
malnutrition

Vitamin deficiency

B vitamins	B₁: Beriberi / Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome (Wernicke's encephalopathy Korsakoff's syndrome) B₂: Riboflavin deficiency B₃: Pellagra (Niacin deficiency) B₆: Pyridoxine deficiency B₇: Biotin deficiency B₉: Folate deficiency B₁₂: Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency

Other vitamins	A: Vitamin A deficiency/Bitot's spots C: Scurvy D: Vitamin D deficiency/Rickets/Osteomalacia E: Vitamin E deficiency K: Vitamin K deficiency

Mineral
deficiency

Overnutrition

Overweight Obesity	Childhood obesity Obesity hypoventilation syndrome Abdominal obesity

Vitamin poisoning	Hypervitaminosis A Hypervitaminosis D Hypervitaminosis E

Mineral overload	see inborn errors of metal metabolism, toxicity

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