Acrodermatitis enteropathica in a breast-fed infant [7]

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-

  Agarwal, Saurabh ^a,b   Gopal, Krishna ^a  

^a Uttarakhand Forest Hospital Trust Medical College   (India)

^b UFHT and Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ZINC;

ACRODERMATITIS ENTEROPATHICA; BREAST MILK; BUTTOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FACE; FOOT; HAND; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG; LETTER; MALE; RASH; SUPPLEMENTATION; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 34250359847     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.32757     Document Type: Letter

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