title: Acrodermatitis enteropathica-like eruption and failure to thrive as presenting signs of cystic fibrosis.
abstract: We describe a female infant with an acrodermatitis enteropathica-like eruption as the presenting sign of rapidly fatal cystic fibrosis. The patient had growth retardation, developed an erythematous eruption unresponsive to oral zinc, and finally a generalized erosive dermatitis with associated edema, anemia and hypoproteinemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-0001, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zedek
authors.forename: Dean S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Morrell
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Groben
mesh_terms: D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007019:Hypoproteinemia / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000209:etiology; D015032:Zinc / Q000172:deficiency
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc