CellWell record HH-3489
Acute Selenium Toxicity Associated With a Dietary Supplement
MacFarquhar JK, Broussard DL, Melstrom P, et al.
Archives of Internal Medicine ยท 2010
In plain language
A manufacturing error producing 200 times labeled selenium content caused a 201-person selenosis outbreak with hair loss, nail changes, fatigue, and joint pain, some persisting past 90 days -- a direct harm finding on excess selenium intake.
- Evidence
- Established
- Design
- Case-control study
- Studied in
- Human
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