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Acrodermatitis Enteropathica teaches you about this skin disorder.
teaches you about this skin disorder.
Table of Contents
What is Acrodermatitis Enteropathica?
What causes Acrodermatitis Enteropathica?
What are the symptoms of Acrodermatitis Enteropathica?
What are the signs of Acrodermatitis Enteropathica?
What laboratory and radiological investigations are done for Acrodermatitis Enteropathica?
How is a diagnosis of Acrodermatitis Enteropathica made?
What are the differential diagnosis for Acrodermatitis Enteropathica?
What is the treatment for Acrodermatitis Enteropathica?
What are the complications of Acrodermatitis Enteropathica?
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What is Acrodermatitis Enteropathica?
Acrodermatitis Enteropathica is a rare skin disease which is caused by zinc deficiency.
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What causes Acrodermatitis Enteropathica?
Acrodermatitis Enteropathica is an inherited disease. It is inherited as an Autosomal recessive disorder which means that two copies of the defective gene must be inherited (one from each parent) for a child to develop symptoms of the disease.
This inherited defect in the gene results in an abnormal zinc transport protein which reduces the body’s ability to absorb zinc from dietary sources and hence the zinc deficiency.
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When does Acrodermatitis Enteropathica develop?
Acrodermatitis Enteropathica can develop almost immediately after birth in infants who are fed on bovine (cow) milk.
Acrodermatitis Enteropathica develops later in infants who are breastfed since it is easier for babies to absorb zinc from breast milk than from cow’s milk or infant formulas. In breastfed babies, it therefore develops almost immediately after they stop breastfeeding. It can also develop in breastfeeding infants whose mothers have low levels of zinc in the breast milk.
