ALLMedicine™ Acrodermatitis Enteropathica Center

Jan 14th, 2023 - Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is an acquired or inborn (congenital) disorder of zinc metabolism that leads to zinc deficiency. The congenital form typically presents in infants during the first few months of life when they are weaned from brea...

Nov 28th, 2022 - Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare disorder which can be congenital or acquired. The main features are peri-orificial dermatitis, gastrointestinal symptom in the form of diarrhoea, acral dermatitis and alopecia, among others. This report ...

Nov 22nd, 2022 - Enterokinase deficiency (EKD) is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations of the transmembrane protease serine 15 (TMPRSS15) gene. To date, only 12 cases of EKD have been described in the literature and sk...

Nov 4th, 2022 - Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare disorder of zinc metabolism that typically presents in infancy. 1 Although it is clinically characterized by acral and periorificial dermatitis, alopecia, and diarrhea, only 20% of cases present with this.

Jul 5th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Malnutrition is directly responsible for 300,000 deaths per year in children younger than 5 years in developing countries and contributes indirectly to more than half of all deaths in children worldwide. In addition, it increas...

Aug 18th, 2016 - Given the structural essential, catalytic and co-catalytic played by zinc in many sections of protein metabolism, carbohydrate and lipid (zinc is involved in the function of more than 300 metalloenzymes and metalloproteins), one can imagine the im...

Jul 30th, 2015 - Overt zinc deficiency presents with features of acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) including diarrhea, dermatitis, growth failure, and poor immune function. AE has been described as a complication of cystic fibrosis, and can be the initial presenti...

Nov 4th, 2022 - Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare disorder of zinc metabolism that typically presents in infancy. 1 Although it is clinically characterized by acral and periorificial dermatitis, alopecia, and diarrhea, only 20% of cases present with this.

Oct 7th, 2021 - The Diagnosis: Acquired Acrodermatitis Enteropathica A punch biopsy of an elevated scaly border of the rash on the thigh revealed parakeratosis, absence of the granular layer, and epidermal pallor with psoriasiform and spongiotic dermatitis (Figur.

Aug 16th, 2021 - Zinc deficiency may be inherited or acquired. Acrodermatitis enteropathica is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder caused by a mutation in the gene that encodes a zinc transporter.

Oct 20th, 2020 - The Diagnosis: Acrodermatitis Enteropathica Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) was the presumptive diagnosis. Oral supplementation with zinc sulfate 3 mg/kg/d was started immediately after a zinc level was ordered.

Mar 20th, 2019 - A variety of therapeutic options are used in the treatment of PP, with the most effective agents being oral antibiotics including dapsone, minocycline, and doxycycline, all of which limit the local tissue inflammatory response and cytotoxic effect.