• Revista médica de Chile · Nov 2013

    Review Case Reports

    [Acrodermatitis enteropathica: report of one case].

    • Roberto Valdés, Michelle Mauret, and Álex Castro.
    • Rev Med Chil. 2013 Nov 1; 141 (11): 1480-3.

    AbstractAcrodermatitis enteropathica is an uncommon disease caused by hereditary or acquired zinc deficiency. It is characterized by a triad of alopecia, diarrhea and acral and periorificial dermatitis. It is treated with Zinc supplementation. We report a 31-year-old indigent and drug addict female with a cutaneous-mucous syndrome characteristic of acrodermatitis enteropathica. She had a positive clinical evolution after Zinc supplementation.

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