Korean J Dermatol.  2009 Nov;47(11):1314-1317.

A Case of Transient Acrodermatitis Enteropathica with a Normal Serum Zinc Level Localized on the Anogenital Area

• Kil MS
• Park JH
• Her Y
• Chun BM
• Kim CW
• Kim SS

Abstract

A male full-term infant who had been breast-fed since birth developed an erythematous eroded eruption involving the anogenital area at 1 month of age, and this lesion did not respond to treatment with topical corticosteroids and antimicrobials. He was first seen at our office at 9 months of age. At that time, he had continuous diarrhea, but he had no alopecia, nail dystrophy or acral skin lesions. His serum zinc level was normal and his mother's breast milk zinc level was also normal, but it was not enough for his zinc metabolism. His clinical symptoms and skin lesions were dramatically improved with administering zinc.

Keyword

Acrodermatitis enteropathica; Anogenital; Normal serum zinc

MeSH Terms

Acrodermatitis
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Alopecia
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1
Diarrhea
Humans
Infant
Male
Milk, Human
Nails
Parturition
Skin
Zinc
Acrodermatitis
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1
Zinc