Acquired zinc deficiency

Acquired zinc deficiency: a case report.

Zinc deficiency can be an autosomal recessive inherited or acquired disorder and is classically characterized by acral and periorificial dermatitis, alopecia, and diarrhea. We report a case of acquired zinc deficiency in a premature 6-week-old boy with typical skin manifestation of zinc deficiency and decreased plasma zinc level. After starting zinc replacement therapy, the skin lesions complet...

Acquired zinc deficiency in an adult patient diagnosed by zinc therapy*

FIgure 2: Resolved erythema and secretion on the vulva, after treatment with zinc How to cite this article: Jiang S, Zhang Y, Zou X. Condyloma acuminata at urethral orifice complicated with hemophilia A. An Bras Dermatol. 2017;92(2):289-90. cause ulcer, bleeding, and damage to surrounding normal tissues, the urethral orifice would bleed during the treatment due to the deficiency of coagulant fa...

Zinc Deficiency

Zinc is an essential trace element for humans and plays a critical role both as a structural component of proteins and as a cofactor in about 300 enzymes. Zinc deficiency was, for example, reported to affect the immune response and the endocrine system and to induce and modify brain disorders. Besides hereditary zinc deficiency, zinc deficiency – at least in mild forms – is nowadays a very abun...

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

The first Australian case of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), which occurred in a 27-year-old homosexual man, is reported. The patient, an American citizen now resident in Sydney, presented with life-threatening pulmonary consolidation. AIDS is characterized by severe defects in cell-mediated immunity associated with infections and neoplasms (most commonly Pneumocystis carinii pneumo...

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.