title: Acrodermatitis enteropathica-like eruptions in a child with Hartnup disease.
abstract: Acrodermatitis enteropathica-like eruptions, not related to zinc deficiency, have been rarely reported in some metabolic disorders. Reported patients usually had low levels of essential amino acids, particularly isoleucine. Here we report a girl who first presented with an acrodermatitis enteropathica-like eruption and eventually had the diagnosis of Hartnup disease with a normal isoleucine level. We discuss the probable cause of her skin lesions and the differential diagnosis with pellagra.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Inönü University, Malatya, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Muammer Eşrefoğlu
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Seyhan
authors.forename: Mukadder Ayşe
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Selimoğlu
authors.forename: Vildan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ertekin
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fidanoğlu
authors.forename: Sevin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altinkaynak
mesh_terms: D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006250:Hartnup Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans