Acquired Acrodermatitis Enteropathica in a 28-Year-Old Male with Type 1 Diabetes

Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare disorder arising from inherited or acquired zinc deficiency. It is mainly characterized by acral dermatitis, periorificial dermatitis, alopecia, and gastrointestinal symptoms in the form of diarrhea. There are many complications of AE including local and s...

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Autores principales: Ngalamika, Owen, Selvaraj, Wencilaus M. P., Yikona, Fatima K., Mumba, Chibamba
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8169277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34123436
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5572583
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author Ngalamika, Owen
Selvaraj, Wencilaus M. P.
Yikona, Fatima K.
Mumba, Chibamba
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description Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare disorder arising from inherited or acquired zinc deficiency. It is mainly characterized by acral dermatitis, periorificial dermatitis, alopecia, and gastrointestinal symptoms in the form of diarrhea. There are many complications of AE including local and systemic infections that may develop as a result of untreated AE. In addition, due to the role of zinc in glucose metabolism, chronic zinc deficiency may pose a challenge in the control of blood glucose levels in diabetics. We report the case of a 28-year-old male with type 1 diabetes who presented with signs and symptoms of AE.
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spelling pubmed-81692772021-06-11 Acquired Acrodermatitis Enteropathica in a 28-Year-Old Male with Type 1 Diabetes Ngalamika, Owen Selvaraj, Wencilaus M. P. Yikona, Fatima K. Mumba, Chibamba Case Rep Dermatol Med Case Report Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare disorder arising from inherited or acquired zinc deficiency. It is mainly characterized by acral dermatitis, periorificial dermatitis, alopecia, and gastrointestinal symptoms in the form of diarrhea. There are many complications of AE including local and systemic infections that may develop as a result of untreated AE. In addition, due to the role of zinc in glucose metabolism, chronic zinc deficiency may pose a challenge in the control of blood glucose levels in diabetics. We report the case of a 28-year-old male with type 1 diabetes who presented with signs and symptoms of AE. Hindawi 2021-05-25 /pmc/articles/PMC8169277/ /pubmed/34123436 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5572583 Text en Copyright © 2021 Owen Ngalamika et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Acquired Acrodermatitis Enteropathica in a 28-Year-Old Male with Type 1 Diabetes
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title_full Acquired Acrodermatitis Enteropathica in a 28-Year-Old Male with Type 1 Diabetes
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title_sort acquired acrodermatitis enteropathica in a 28-year-old male with type 1 diabetes
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8169277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34123436
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5572583
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