Acrodermatitis enteropathica.
A brief review of the clinical and biochemical features of Acrodermatitis enteropathica is given. This condition in now known to be caused by a systemic zinc deficiency secondary to a defect in the intestinal absorption of zinc and it illustrates the metabolic importance of this element in man.
D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002648:Child; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008664:Metal Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D051379:Mice; D011247:Pregnancy; D015032:Zinc / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D015032:Zinc