Open AccessAcquired zinc deficiency in an adult female
Author(s) -
Saritha Mohanan,
Divya Gupta,
Laxmisha Chandrashekar,
Devinder Mohan Thappa,
Rajesh Nachiappa Ganesh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.103073
Subject(s) - acrodermatitis enteropathica , zinc deficiency (plant disorder) , medicine , housewife , zinc , acrodermatitis , dermatology , pediatrics , gastroenterology , pathology , micronutrient , gender studies , materials science , alternative medicine , sociology , metallurgy
Acrodermatitis enteropathica is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of zinc absorption. Acquired cases are reported occasionally in patients with eating disorders or Crohn's disease. We report a 24-year-old housewife with acquired isolated severe zinc deficiency with no other comorbidities to highlight the rare occurrence of isolated nutritional zinc deficiency in an otherwise normal patient.