Acrodermatitis enteropathica-A case report
Acrodermatitis enteropathica is a rare disease affecting infant girls. The skin in these cases develop rashes which start as vesicles and then dries to form erythematous squamous psoriasiform type of lesions. Dystrophy of nails and alopecia with loss of eye lashes and eye brows is also seen. Low ser...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
1989-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Ophthalmology |
Online Access: | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=1989;volume=37;issue=4;spage=197;epage=198;aulast=Vasantha |
Summary: | Acrodermatitis enteropathica is a rare disease affecting infant girls. The skin in these cases develop rashes which start as vesicles and then dries to form erythematous squamous psoriasiform type of lesions. Dystrophy of nails and alopecia with loss of eye lashes and eye brows is also seen. Low serum zinc level is found in these patients and is thought to be the cause of this disease. |
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ISSN: | 0301-4738 |