A Diagnostic Challenge: A Case of Acrodermatitis Enteropathica without Hypozincemia and with Maternal Milk of Low Zinc Level

:  Acrodermatitis enteropathica is a rare and distinct form of zinc deficiency with a requirement of life‐long zinc supplementation and inherited in a recessive manner. Transient nutritional zinc deficiency is also a well known condition mimicking acrodermatitis enteropathica like skin changes in pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric dermatology 2010-09, Vol.27 (5), p.534-535
Hauptverfasser: TATLICAN, SEMIH, YAMANGOKTURK, BURCU, EREN, CEMILE, GULBAHAR, OZLEM, ESKIOGLU, FATMA
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Zusammenfassung::  Acrodermatitis enteropathica is a rare and distinct form of zinc deficiency with a requirement of life‐long zinc supplementation and inherited in a recessive manner. Transient nutritional zinc deficiency is also a well known condition mimicking acrodermatitis enteropathica like skin changes in preterm and term infants who are generally breastfed with a low level of zinc containing milk. Here, a 4‐month‐old male, term and fully breastfed acrodermatitis enteropathica case without hypozincemia and with maternal milk of low zinc level is presented.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01268.x