[Acrodermatitis enteropathica: report of one case]

Rev Med Chil. 2013 Nov;141(11):1480-3. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872013001100017.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Acrodermatitis 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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acrodermatitis / diagnosis
  • Acrodermatitis / drug therapy
  • Acrodermatitis / pathology*
  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Dermis / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Zinc / deficiency*
  • Zinc / metabolism
  • Zinc / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Zinc

Supplementary concepts

  • Acrodermatitis enteropathica