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Devinder Mohan Thappa | Zendy; Rajesh Nachiappa Ganesh | Zendy; Mohanan Saritha | Zendy; Divya Gupta | Zendy; Laxmisha Chandrashekar | Zendy

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Acquired zinc deficiency in an adult female

Author(s) -

Devinder Mohan Thappa,

Rajesh Nachiappa Ganesh,

Mohanan Saritha,

Divya Gupta,

Laxmisha Chandrashekar

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

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.

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