ICD-11 definition : Dietary deficiency is rare; it has been observed in premature and low birthweight
infants fed exclusively a cow's milk diet and in individuals on long-term total parenteral
nutrition without copper. Clinical manifestations include depigmentation of skin and
hair, neurologic disturbances, leukopenia, hypochromic microcytic anaemia, and skeletal
abnormalities.;
Dietary deficiency is rare; it has been observed in premature and low birthweight
infants fed exclusively a cow's milk diet and in individuals on long-term total parenteral
nutrition without copper. Clinical manifestations include depigmentation of skin and
hair, neurologic disturbances, leukopenia, hypochromic microcytic anaemia, and skeletal
abnormalities.