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Acrodermatitis enteropathica
Author(s) -
Aggett P. J.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of inherited metabolic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1573-2665
pISSN - 0141-8955
DOI - 10.1007/bf01811322
Subject(s) - acrodermatitis enteropathica , acrodermatitis , zinc deficiency (plant disorder) , medicine , malabsorption syndromes , zinc , dermatology , metabolic disease , pathology , gastroenterology , chemistry , malabsorption , micronutrient , alternative medicine , organic chemistry
Abstract A brief review of the clinical and biochemical features of Acrodermatitis enteropathica is given. This condition is now known to be caused by a systemic zinc deficiency secondary to a defect in the intestinal absorption of zinc and it illustrates the metabolic importance of this element in man.