Sustained Need for High-Dose Zinc Supplementation in Children With Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
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Acrodermatitis enteropathica.
AIM The aim of the work was the presentation of one case with Acrodermatitis enteropathica. METHODS Acrodermatitis enteropathica is diagnosed based on the pedigree, typical clinical manifestations on the skin, laboratory results, small bowel biopsy, skin biopsy and kariotype. RESULTS The patient was a two years old male toddler, hospitalized due to skin changes, chronic diarrhoea and total ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Pediatrics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0009-9228,1938-2707
DOI: 10.1177/0009922816685820