Serum alkaline phosphatase activity in acrodermatitis enteropathica: an index of the serum zinc level.
A significant positive correlation between serum zinc and serum alkaline phosphatase levels was demonstrated in four patients suffering from acrodermatitis enterophathica for which they received oral zinc sulphate therapy. In one of the male patients a significant inverse relation between serum zinc and serum copper was found.
D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology*; D000328:Adult; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood*; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D003300:Copper; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D015032:Zinc