Acrodermatitis enteropathica in a full-term breast-fed infant: case report and literature review.
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, 1056–1057 © 2008 The International Society of Dermatology 1056 A male full-term infant, who had been exclusively breast-fed since birth, at 2 months of age developed an erythematous, scaling eruption involving the face (in a periorificial distribution, i.e. mouth, nose, ears, and eyes), hands, and feet, which did not respond to treatment with topical corticosteroids and oral antimicrobials. He was first seen at our institution at 5 months of age (Figs 1 and 2). He had been irritable for the last 2 weeks, but had no diarrhea, alopecia, or anogenital lesions. A clinical diagnosis of acrodermatitis enteropathica was confirmed with a serum zinc level of 41.2 μ g/dL (normal, 70–120 μ g/dL). His mother had low–normal serum (70.5 μ g/dL; normal, 70–120 μ g/dL) and normal milk (0.43 μ g/mL; normal, 0.2–0.72 μ g/mL) zinc concentrations. Within 7 days of starting therapy with zinc sulfate, 10 mg/kg/day, all cutaneous lesions had resolved (Fig. 3). Blackwell Publishing Ltd Oxford, UK IJD nternational Jour al of Dermatology 0011-9059 © 2008 The Internati nal Society f Dermatology XXX Case report
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عنوان ژورنال:
- International journal of dermatology
دوره 47 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008