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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doaj-f818d7c703bc4393972048c96cebede22020-11-24T22:16:40ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381989-01-01374197198Acrodermatitis enteropathica-A case reportVasantha KKannan KAcrodermatitis 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.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=1989;volume=37;issue=4;spage=197;epage=198;aulast=Vasantha |
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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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