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Cortisone Treatment of Skin Involvement, Acrodermatitis Enteropathica, in a Case of Cystic Fibrosis of the Pancreas
Author(s) -
UGLAND JENS
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1952.tb17056.x
Subject(s) - acrodermatitis enteropathica , medicine , cortisone , cystic fibrosis , pancreas , dermatology , disease , pathology , zinc deficiency (plant disorder) , micronutrient
Summary A case is reported of a child with fibrosis of the pancreas presenting a picture which resembled that earlier described in the disease designated acrodermatitis enteropathica and the possibility is suggested that this latter disease is always due to pancreatic fibrosis. The previously reported cases seem to support this assumption. The patient was treated with cortisone with very good effect. A preliminary account of the use of cortisone therapy for celiac disease is also given. The results noted appear to be encouraging.