To cite: Nguyen AL, de Kort WJA, Theunissen CCW. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2016-216033 DESCRIPTION Background Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans (ACA) is the first presentation of Lyme borreliosis in about 3% of patients. This case is important as it reminds physicians that ACA should be considered in the differential diagnosis of non-acute...

Acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau (ACH), a variant of pustular psoriasis, chiefly affects distal parts of the hands and feet (1,2). Arthritis occasionally occurs in psoriasis, including pustular psoriasis, as psoriatic arthritis (3), but it is uncommon in ACH. Here, we report on two cases of ACH with arthritis that was improved by infliximab together with methotrexate as well as salazosulfap...

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...