Think zinc deficiency: acquired acrodermatitis enteropathica due to poor diet and common medications

Arch Dermatol. 2012 Aug;148(8):961-3. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2012.435.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acrodermatitis / chemically induced
  • Acrodermatitis / drug therapy*
  • Acrodermatitis / etiology*
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists / adverse effects
  • Diet
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Diuretics / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Zinc / blood
  • Zinc / deficiency*
  • Zinc / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
  • Diuretics
  • Zinc

Supplementary concepts

  • Acrodermatitis enteropathica