We report a patient with acrodermatitis enteropathica and a normal serum zinc level in whom the diagnosis was confirmed by plasma phospholipid fatty acid and a small bowel biopsy response to oral zinc therapy. Acrodermatitis enteropathica is a rare autosomal recessive condition of zinc deficiency characterised by chronic diarrhoea associated with failure to thrive, periorificial dermatitis and ...

Liver infarction and acrodermatitis enteropathica are rare complications of chronic pancreatitis. This report shows the case of a 56-year-old man who developed liver infarction due to portal vein thrombosis from chronic pancreatitis and acrodermatitis enteropathica during the course of his treatment. The rare combination of these complications in a patient with chronic pancreatitis has never pr...

This report describes an 11-month old girl with Hartnup disease presenting with kwashiorkor and acrodermatitis enteropathica-like skin lesions but free of other clinical findings. This case with kwashiorkor had acrodermatitis enteropathica-like desquamative skin eruption. Since zinc level was in the normal range, investigation for a metabolic disorder was considered, and Hartnup disease was dia...

AE: acrodermatitis enteropathica CD: celiac disease GFD: gluten-free diet INTRODUCTION Cutaneous manifestations can occur in association with various gastrointestinal diseases. When dermatitides present in the setting of unintentional weight loss before a gastrointestinal disease is diagnosed, early recognition can aid in the diagnosis of nutritional deficiency secondary to malabsorption. A cas...

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 ...

AMA Rajczak M, Niedźwiedź Ceryn J, et al. Micronutrient deficiency with skin and systemic symptoms: a case report of acrodermatitis enteropathica. Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii/Advances in Dermatology Allergology. 2023. doi:10.5114/ada.2023.130520. APA Rajczak, M., Niedźwiedź, Ceryn, J., Bień, N., Lipińska, K., & Skibińska, M. (2023). https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2023.130520 Chicago Maria, ...

Acrodermatitis enteropathica is a rare genetic autosomal recessive disorder, characterized by periorificial dermatitis, alopecia, and diarrhea. It is caused by mutations in the gene that encodes a membrane protein that binds zinc. We report a 14-month-old boy, admitted for erythematous, scaly and pustular lesions, initially located in the inguinal and perianal regions and on thighs, and very fe...

we encountered a patient with methylmalonic aciduria associated with skin lesions resembling acrodermatitis enteropathica. this child was being fed with a low-protein diet when the skin disorder developed. a deficiency in plasma levels isoleucine, was confirmed. supplementation of a high-caloric, protein-rich diet led to a prompt improvement of skin lesions. we assume that in our patient the sk...