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Transient symptomatic zinc deficiency in a breast-fed infant: relevance of a genetic study.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Oct 2011
El Fékih Nadia, Monia Kharfi, Schmitt Sebastien, Dorbani Iméne, Küry Sébastien, Kamoun Mohamed R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We present a case of acrodermatitis enteropathica in a full-term, breast-fed, 7-mo-old infant born from consanguineous parents with a family history of acrodermatitis enteropathica. METHODS: The patient presented with periorificial and symmetric acral lesions, which prompted us to review the clinical features of acrodermatitis enteropathica and its pathogenesis. Laboratory investigations showed low...
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