We describe the case of a young male affected by chronic pustular psoriasis of the lips that remained the only manifestation of acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau (ACH) for years before the onset of the characteristic hand lesions.

Comparison of sera [rom a 3.5-month-old in[ant with acrodermatitis enteropathica with sera [rom her brother and parents revealed a defective unsaturated [arty acid metabolism in the patient that was only partially corrected on recovery. During the disease there were shi#s away from normal serum levels o[ various groupings of unsaturated fatty acids. Our results suggest that an impairment in the...

Acrodermatitis enteropathica (ADE) is an uncommon, inherited disorder occurring due to defective Zinc absorption. It can occur as an acquired condition secondary to impaired intestinal absorption in wide variety of clinical conditions or due to nutritional deficiency. It is clinically characterized by triad of acral dermatitis, alopecia and diarrhoea. The preferential involvement of acral and p...

A 25-year-old patient with acrodermatitis enteropathica who had been treated with di-iodohydroxyquinoline for 20 years was changed to zinc sulphate therapy and studied under full metabolic balance control for zinc, calcium, magnesium, and inorganic phosphorus. The results obtained indicate that there is only a small overall deficit of body zinc stores in this disease and that the function of di...

Low level laser or light treatment on the various clinical condition is getting considerable attention now. However, there has been no report about the clinical effect of low level polarized polychromatic noncoherent light (LPPL) on the inflammatory skin disease. We experienced a case of acrodermatitis continua in a pregnant woman refractory to any conventional treatment including the most pote...