title: [Successful zinc treatment of a severe case of acrodermatitis enteropathica (author's tteropathica].
abstract: A 24-year-old patient treated with hydroxychinoline preparations without cure for acrodermatitis enteropathica since he was nine years old was given zinc oxide orally, at first 50 mg three times, later twice daily. Zinc concentrations in blood plasma, whole blood and sputum were serially determined. At the start of treatment they were significantly below that in four healthy controls. One week after starting zinc therapy the blood level had returned to normal and with it the changes in skin, hair and nails had regressed, as had the emotional disturbances.
mesh_terms: D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006912:Hydroxyquinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D012463:Saliva / Q000032:analysis; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D006912:Hydroxyquinolines; D015032:Zinc; D015034:Zinc Oxide
vernacular_title: Labensrettende Zinkbehandlung der Acrodermatitis enteropathica