Acrodermatitis enteropathica with anorexia nervosa

Acrodermatitis enteropathica is a rare hereditary or acquired disorder of hypozincemia. It is characterized by acral and periorificial dermatitis, alopecia, diarrhea and growth retardation. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by low body weight, body image distortion with an obsessive fear and is also...

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Published inJournal of dermatology Vol. 37; no. 8; pp. 726 - 729
Main Authors KIM, Sang Tae, KANG, Jin Seuk, BAEK, Jae Woo, KIM, Tae Kwon, LEE, Jin Woo, JEON, Young Seung, SUH, Kee Suck
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2010
Subjects
Acrodermatitis - diagnosis
Acrodermatitis - pathology
Acrodermatitis - therapy
acrodermatitis enteropathica
Acute Kidney Injury - complications
Adult
anorexia nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa - complications
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Malnutrition - complications
Otitis Media - complications
Parakeratosis - pathology
Parenteral Nutrition
Sepsis - etiology
zinc
Zinc - blood
Zinc - deficiency
Zinc - therapeutic use
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Summary:Acrodermatitis enteropathica is a rare hereditary or acquired disorder of hypozincemia. It is characterized by acral and periorificial dermatitis, alopecia, diarrhea and growth retardation. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by low body weight, body image distortion with an obsessive fear and is also associated with various cutaneous findings including acrodermatitis enteropathica. We report a 37‐year‐old female with acrodermatitis enteropathica showing acquired zinc deficiency with anorexia nervosa.
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ISSN:0385-2407
1346-8138
DOI:10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.00835.x