A Case of Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
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A Case of Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
Clinicians should be mindful of all paediatric skin diseases, which present in a similar manner during the first months of life. Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare, bullous disorder that has a significant impact on the child’s quality of life and is fatal if untreated. AE is either a recessively inherited or a transiently acquired disorder. The hereditary form is caused by a genetic mu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2155-9554
DOI: 10.4172/2155-9554.1000329