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...

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...

Acrodermatitis acidemica is a form of various enzyme defects involving the metabolism of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) along with cutaneous features reminiscent of acrodermatitis enteropathica. We report a case of acrodermatitis acidemica associated with a defi ciency of BCAAs in maple syrup urine disease. This 2-month-old 4402-gram in weight Paiwanese boy, an aboriginal Taiwanese, was dia...

As food allergies become increasingly prevalent and testing methods to identify "food allergy" increase in number, the importance of careful diagnosis has become even more critical. Misdiagnosis of food allergy and inappropriate use of unproven testing modalities may lead to a harmful food-elimination diet. This case is an example of an infant who was placed on an overly restrictive elimination...

We present a case of severe acquired acrodermatitis enteropathica in a vegan adult female with multiple underlying comorbidities. Acquired acrodermatitis enteropathica or zinc-deficiency dermatitis is the most common diagnosis than many practitioners realize with up to 10% of the patients in developed nations with the risk of zinc deficiency. The condition can be difficult to diagnose due to ma...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Several Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species cause Lyme borreliosis throughout Europe and their geographic distribution may influence clinical manifestations of the disease. In Poland, Lyme borreliosis presents mainly with neurologic and cutaneous symptoms, while clinically overt arthritis is rare. The presented study investigates the prevalence of B. burgdorferi s...