Acrodermatitis enteropathica: Case report and review of the literature

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 426-431

  Perafán Riveros, Claudia ^a   França, Luis Fernando Sayago ^a   Alves, Ana Cristina Fortes ^a   Sanches Jr , José Antônio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC SULFATE; ZINC;

ACRODERMATITIS ENTEROPATHICA; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DERMATITIS; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEANING; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY; ZINC METABOLISM; ACRODERMATITIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; INFANT; MALABSORPTION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ACRODERMATITIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; ZINC;

EID: 0036711305     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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