Role of Antioxidant Trace Elements in Thermal Burns.

ABSTRACT

Burn injury is a medical problem as well as a social burden on the national health service. In developing countries. After major burns patients can develop nutritional deficiencies including trace element (TE) deficiencies various complications, such as delayed wound healing, influence the clinical course of such patients. In this study we estimated copper (cu), Zinc (sn), selenium in serum and glutathione peroxidase levels in 20 patients and 20 controls. Trace element levels decreased. Significantly (p<0.05) in burn patients (cases) compared to controls. Whereas glutathione peroxidase activity increased in cases. Based on the critical role of plasma Zn and Cu rate in wound healing and their relationship in decreasing the burn injury by estimating the this we can take start with early trace element supplementation for better wound healing.