Acquired Zinc Deficiency in an Adult Female

Acrodermatitis enteropathica is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of zinc absorption. Acquired cases are reported occasionally in patients with eating disorders or Crohn's disease. We report a 24-year-old housewife with acquired isolated severe zinc deficiency with no other comorbiditie...

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Autores principales: Saritha, Mohanan, Gupta, Divya, Chandrashekar, Laxmisha, Thappa, Devinder M, Rajesh, Nachiappa G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3519260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23248371
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.103073
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Sumario:Acrodermatitis enteropathica is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of zinc absorption. Acquired cases are reported occasionally in patients with eating disorders or Crohn's disease. We report a 24-year-old housewife with acquired isolated severe zinc deficiency with no other comorbidities to highlight the rare occurrence of isolated nutritional zinc deficiency in an otherwise normal patient.

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