Open AccessAcrodermatitis Enteropathica: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Asma Al Naamani,
Tuqa Al Lawati
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
oman medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2070-5204
pISSN - 1999-768X
DOI - 10.5001/omj.2020.97
Subject(s) - acrodermatitis enteropathica , medicine , dermatology , acrodermatitis , diarrhea , presentation (obstetrics) , genetic disorder , skin lesion , zinc deficiency (plant disorder) , rare disease , disease , pathology , surgery , micronutrient , alternative medicine
Acrodermatitis enteropathica is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by a genetic mutation leading to zinc deficiency. Clinical manifestation includes skin lesions, diarrhea, and alopecia. We report the case of a two-month-old girl, admitted with erythematous scaly lesions in the neck and vesiculopustular lesions in the perioral region, associated with alopecia and diarrhea. Clinical diagnosis of the disease was made from her first presentation. She was started on zinc therapy and her lesions resolved entirely after one month of treatment.