Abstract
Copper Deficiency Anemia in Older Patients with Swallowing Disorders: A Case Report
Highlights
Dysphagia diet is a general term for food that has been developed with priority given to its physical properties and shape, making them safer to swallow for patients with swallowing disorders.[3,4,5]
It is hoped that this report will contribute to a deeper understanding of copperdeficiency anemia in older patients with swallowing disorders We report cases of copper deficiency anemia with patients receiving dysphagia diet A, because there was only one previous case report in Japanese.[22]
A total of 34 patients who were provided with dysphagia diet A were included for analysis. 17 patients (2 males and 15 females) had anemia, and the mean age was 87.4 years
Summary
It is not uncommon for swallowing function to deteriorate due to causes such as old age, dementia, and cerebrovascular disease sequelae.[1,2] Changing the consistency of food making them safer to swallow, such as introducing easy-to-swallow food, termed dysphagia diet, are recommended for such patients, in order to prevent aspiration.[3,4] Dysphagia diet is a general term for food that has been developed with priority given to its physical properties and shape, making them safer to swallow for patients with swallowing disorders.[3,4,5]With the aging society, the numbers of patients undergoing long-term intravenous nutrition or tube feeding due to difficulties with oral nutrition have increased in recent years.[1,2,3,4] In connection with these methods of nutritional support, there has been a rise in the number of reports concerning deficiencies in trace elements such as zinc and copper, which were previously considered to be uncommon.[6,7,8] In recent years, progress has been made with development of tube-feeding nutritional supplements that are fortified with trace elements.[6,7,8]. It is not uncommon for swallowing function to deteriorate due to causes such as old age, dementia, and cerebrovascular disease sequelae.[1,2] Changing the consistency of food making them safer to swallow, such as introducing easy-to-swallow food, termed dysphagia diet, are recommended for such patients, in order to prevent aspiration.[3,4] Dysphagia diet is a general term for food that has been developed with priority given to its physical properties and shape, making them safer to swallow for patients with swallowing disorders.[3,4,5]. Trace element deficiency is most commonly a result of long-term intravenous nutrition; it can develop on rare occasions in people who are fed orally. The present study aimed to investigate the development of copperdeficiency anemia in older patients who were provided with dysphagia diets because of swallowing disorders
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