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- What is Keshan's disease?
- Symptoms of Keshan's disease
- Causes of Keshan's disease
- Prevention of Keshan's disease
- Risk factors for Keshan's disease
- Complications of Keshan's disease
- When to see a doctor about Keshan's disease
- Diagnosis of Keshan's disease
- Conventional treatment of Keshan's disease
- Alternative/complementary treatment of Keshan's disease
- Living with Keshan's disease
- Caring for someone with Keshan's disease
General symptoms of Keshan's disease are:
- Arrhythmia
- Cardiac insufficiency
- Heart enlargement - this can lead to heart failure
- Loss of heart tissue
If Keshan's disease is not diagnosed and treated, then it can result in heart failure due to the selenium deficiency.
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It has also been suggested that Keshan's disease may be, at least partly due to infection by a virus (coxsackievirus B3 - CVB3/0), which would initially present with the typical viral infection symptoms such as:
- Diarrhoea
- Fever
- Lethargy
- Malaise
- Vomiting
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
