title: Clinical zinc deficiency during adequate enteral nutrition.
abstract: Deficiency of zinc (Zn), resulting in characteristic skin changes resembling those seen in acrodermatitis enteropathica, has been reported in patients on total parenteral nutrition, but rarely in patients on long-term enteral feeding. Reported here is a patient who developed characteristic skin changes while he was receiving what was considered to be a balanced liquid enteral diet. The skin rash resolved with Zn supplementation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, Illinois.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kenny
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sriram
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hammond
mesh_terms: D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004890:Erythema / Q000473:pathology; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015032:Zinc / Q000172:deficiency*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc