One of the following is not repoed to be a clinical manifestation of Zinc deficiency in childre-: (A) Dwarfism and hypogonadism, (B) Liver and spleen enlargement, (C) Impaired cell-mediated immunity, (D) Macrocytic anemia
Answer is D. Zinc deficiency resits in growth failure,sexual infantilism loss of taste,delayed wound healing,liver diseases,pernicious anaemia,thalassemia and myocardial infarctionREF.PARK'S TEXTBOOK OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE.Editon-21.Page no.-577.