An acrodermatitis enteropathica-like eruption secondary to acquired zinc deficiency in an exclusively breast-fed premature infant

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 372-373

  Chue, Colin D ^a   Rajpar, Sajjad F ^a   Bhat, Jaideep ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ACRODERMATITIS ENTEROPATHICA; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CHILD CARE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DERMATITIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INFANT; PREMATURITY; PSORIASIS; RASH; SOUTH ASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ACRODERMATITIS; BREAST FEEDING; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MILK, HUMAN; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; ZINC;

EID: 41749096140     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03492.x     Document Type: Article

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