Abstract
Necrolytic migratory erythema was first described in 1942 in a patient with pancreatic islet cell carcinoma. The disease can, however, have other etiologies including nutritional dermatoses. Here, we describe the clinicopathological picture of a 7-year-old female patient who presented with necrolytic migratory erythema which we believe is secondary to a rare combination of zinc deficiency and propionic acidemia.
MeSH terms
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Acrodermatitis / etiology*
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Acrodermatitis / pathology
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Biopsy
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Child
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Erythema / etiology*
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Erythema / pathology
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Female
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Humans
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Necrosis
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Propionates / blood*
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Skin / pathology
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Skin Diseases, Metabolic / diagnosis*
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Skin Diseases, Metabolic / pathology
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Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / diagnosis*
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Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / pathology
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Zinc / deficiency*
Substances
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Propionates
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Zinc
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propionic acid