Abstract
A patient on long term parenteral nutrition developed acrodermatitis enteropathica-like skin changes. Just as in the autosomal recessive disorder, acrodermatitis enteropathica, the lesions in our patient were caused by zinc deficiency. Replacement therapy with zinc led to rapid improvement.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Acrodermatitis / diagnosis*
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Acrodermatitis / diet therapy
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Acrodermatitis / etiology
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Aged
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Facial Dermatoses / diagnosis
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Facial Dermatoses / diet therapy
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Facial Dermatoses / etiology
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Female
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Hand Dermatoses / diagnosis
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Hand Dermatoses / diet therapy
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Hand Dermatoses / etiology
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Humans
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Parenteral Nutrition / adverse effects*
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Zinc / deficiency
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Zinc / therapeutic use