A Methylmalonic Acidemia Case Presenting with Acrodermatitis Enteropathica

A Methylmalonic Acidemia Case Presenting with Acrodermatitis Enteropathica

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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, pr...

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Main Authors: hesaneh izadyar, Peyman Eshraghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2014-08-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
children, Methylmalonic acidemia
Online Access:http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_2776_962ac6edcc5eca6c689bde54ea8f698e.html
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spelling doaj-522dbbb120034730971753ed58cee5cf2020-11-25T01:58:29ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Pediatrics2345-50472345-50552014-08-0123.273762776A Methylmalonic Acidemia Case Presenting with Acrodermatitis Enteropathicahesaneh izadyar0Peyman Eshraghi1Student research committee, faculty of medicine, Mashhad university of medical sciences, Mashhad, IRANDepartment of pediatric endocrinology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IraWe 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 skin lesions were the result of malnutrition, rather than being primarily associated with the underlying metabolic disease. To our knowledge, few reports are so far available concerning methylmalonic aciduria complicated by skin eruptions.http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_2776_962ac6edcc5eca6c689bde54ea8f698e.htmlAcrodermatitis Enteropathicachildren, Methylmalonic acidemia
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author hesaneh izadyar
Peyman Eshraghi
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Peyman Eshraghi
A Methylmalonic Acidemia Case Presenting with Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
International Journal of Pediatrics
Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
children, Methylmalonic acidemia
author_facet hesaneh izadyar
Peyman Eshraghi
author_sort hesaneh izadyar
title A Methylmalonic Acidemia Case Presenting with Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
title_short A Methylmalonic Acidemia Case Presenting with Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
title_full A Methylmalonic Acidemia Case Presenting with Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
title_fullStr A Methylmalonic Acidemia Case Presenting with Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
title_full_unstemmed A Methylmalonic Acidemia Case Presenting with Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
title_sort methylmalonic acidemia case presenting with acrodermatitis enteropathica
publisher Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
series International Journal of Pediatrics
issn 2345-5047
2345-5055
publishDate 2014-08-01
description 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 skin lesions were the result of malnutrition, rather than being primarily associated with the underlying metabolic disease. To our knowledge, few reports are so far available concerning methylmalonic aciduria complicated by skin eruptions.
topic Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
children, Methylmalonic acidemia
url http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_2776_962ac6edcc5eca6c689bde54ea8f698e.html
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