Zinc deficiency in total parenteral nutrition.
A patient with multiple enterocutaneous fistulae who developed the skin manifestations of acrodermatitis enteropathica while on total parenteral nutrition is described. The value of monitoring the serum alkaline phosphatase to demonstrate zinc deficiency is shown. The skin manifestations responded rapidly to the re-introduction of zinc to the diet.
D000328:Adult; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D015032:Zinc / Q000172:deficiency*
D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D015032:Zinc