title: Acrodermatitis caused by nutritional deficiency and metabolic disorders.
abstract: Both the metabolism and dietary intake of vitamins and minerals are essential to homeostatic function in the body. Dietary excess or deficiency, as well as genetic and acquired disorders in metabolism, can present dermatologically and systemically. More specifically, disorders in metabolism of zinc, biotin, essential fatty acids, and vitamin B, can appear with acrally distributed dermatoses. Recognition of the dermatologic manifestations associated with nutritional disorders is important for early diagnosis and management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT.
authors.forename: Nikita
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lakdawala
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT. Electronic address: grant@uchc.edu.
authors.forename: Jane M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Grant-Kels
mesh_terms: D001710:Biotin / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000378:metabolism; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential / Q000172:deficiency*; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology*; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D015032:Zinc / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential; D001710:Biotin; D015032:Zinc