Clinical variants of acrodermatitis enteropathica and its co-relation with genetics

• Main Authors: Sarabjit Kaur (Author), Ankita Sangwan (Author), Priyadarshini Sahu (Author), Surabhi Dayal (Author), Vijay Kumar Jain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare disorder of zinc deficiency, which manifests as acral and periorificial dermatitis, alopecia, intractable diarrhea, and failure to thrive. It is classified as primary zinc deficiency, genetically based deficiency, and acquired secondary deficiency. We here...