Acrodermatitis enteropathica - Revision history

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Differential Diagnosis

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	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==
			{{Vitamin deficiencies DDX}}

	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
			*https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/acrodermatitis-enteropathica/

	==References==		==References==
	<references/>		<references/>
	~~https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/acrodermatitis-enteropathica/~~

	[[Category:FEN]]		[[Category:FEN]]

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Evaluation

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	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
	*Serum zinc level typically low		*Serum zinc level typically low
			*Reduced serum alkaline phosphatase levels often supportive evidence for zinc deficiency, as zinc is a cofactor for alkaline phosphatase activity<ref>Kiliç I, Ozalp I, Coŝkun T, Tokatli A, Emre S, Saldamli I, Köksel H, Ozboy O. The effect of zinc-supplemented bread consumption on school children with asymptomatic zinc deficiency. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1998 Feb;26(2):167-71. doi: 10.1097/00005176-199802000-00008. PMID: 9481631.</ref>

	==Management==		==Management==

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Management

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	==Management==		==Management==
	*Zinc sulfate supplementation		*Zinc sulfate supplementation (13.2 mg/kg/day, totaling ~3mg/kg/day of elemental zinc)
			*Monitor zinc levels every 4-6 months

	==Disposition==		==Disposition==

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==Background==
*Disorder of zinc metabolism (either congenital mutation, abnormal zinc characteristics in mother's breast milk, or due to surgery affecting upper GI tract) that leads to effective zinc deficiency

==Clinical Features==
*[[Diarrhea]], steatorrhea
*Irritation/inflammation of skin around body openings (e.g. mouth, anus, eyes, hands/feet)
**Typically [[vesiculobullous rashes|vesiculobullous]] initially, then dry and resemble [[psoriasis]] rash
*Nails may become abnormal
*[[Alopecia]]
*[[Conjunctivitis]]

==Differential Diagnosis==

==Evaluation==
*Serum zinc level typically low

==Management==
*Zinc sulfate supplementation

==Disposition==

==See Also==

==External Links==

==References==
<references/>
https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/acrodermatitis-enteropathica/

[[Category:FEN]]