title: Ocular symptoms as the initial signs of zinc deficiency.
abstract: A 2-year-old boy with a history of food allergy presented with severe edema and erythema, excoriations and honey-colored crusting on both lower eyelids, and erythematous rash on his perioral region. An evaluation for micronutrient deficiencies revealed low plasma zinc level. The patient was started on a regimen of zinc supplementation, and at 4 weeks' follow-up there was nearly complete resolution of the lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Erciyes Univeristy Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Galip E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Erciyes Univeristy Kayseri, Turkey. Electronic address: duygugsevim@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Duygu Gulmez
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Sevim
mesh_terms: D001252:Astringents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis; D005076:Exanthema / Q000175:diagnosis; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood / Q000172:deficiency*; D019287:Zinc Sulfate / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001252:Astringents; D019287:Zinc Sulfate; D015032:Zinc